001If we could please stand as trusty blunt leads us in the invocation and pledges of allegiance. We'll do the invocation first. Almighty and also God we ask your guidance and blessing upon this board, students, parents, parents, patrons, teachers, and administrators as we are assembled here this evening in the common pursuit of this great nation's wealth, our children. Amen. Amen. >> I pledge allegiance >> to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Honor the flag. I pledge algiance to thee, Texas. One state under God, one and indivisible. All right, the time is now 6:03 and the meeting will now be officially called to order. Good evening. Thank you everyone for attending this regular meeting of
002the North Side Board of Trustees. Before we call our first agenda item, we would like to just take a moment to briefly review the rules for conducting our meeting. And the order of business for this meeting is set out on our agenda. One item that you may notice on the agenda is called the consent agenda. This includes items that are considered routine and are recurring of nature and all the items listed under this consent agenda will be acted upon in one motion. If there is a consent agenda item that anyone here would like to address, please sign up to speak to that item and we will put the consent motion and discuss it separately. We are also required by law to allow for public participation regarding the school turnaround plans. And if you plan to
003speak to either item, please sign up to address the board by indicating your intent to speak to agenda item number one [snorts] and you will be allowed to do so following the administrative presentation. The purpose of our meeting is to conduct board business and for that reason it is held in public. It is not a public forum. However, we do provide the opportunity for audience participation. If there is anyone wishing to address the board regarding citizens to be heard agenda items, please complete that signup sheet prior to the start of the meeting. And if there's anyone who would like to address the board during an agenda item, we ask that you please complete the signup sheet and indicate the agenda item that you would like to address. The signup sheets are located at the entrance
004to this room. This is so we do not overlook anyone who would like to speak to the board. We will review the rules for addressing the board later in the meeting. Is there anyone here who would like to sign up for an agenda item or the citizens to be heard and has not already done so? Okay. So, we're going to go ahead and pick up honors and recognitions first and then we'll come back to our school turnaround plans. All right. Thank you. >> Yes, ma'am. Madam President, members of the board, good evening. Um, and first and foremost, thank you for your uh diligence in working through our new uh board document management system uh otherwise known as diligent. Um, so um if you run into any snags, let us know. Uh like I say, this
005is our first meeting to go live uh with it. Um if at this time, yeah, we'd like to uh have uh some really special recognitions. So, if I could ask the board to join me out in front of the dis. We've got uh three individuals to start off with uh to recognize. They're um very very impressive uh educators here in North Side. [laughter] Good evening. It's my pleasure to recognize some truly outstanding North Side educators this evening who have all earned state level honors. First, we celebrate Cruz Ramdius, an exceptional [applause] art teacher at Rollinsson Middle School who's been named the 2025 Texas Art Education Outstanding Middle School Art Educator of the Year. That's a mouthful. [applause] Cruz brings more than 18 years of teaching experience to her classroom with 12 of those right here
006in North Side. She began her journey at me elementary where she led art shows and championed traumainformed practices to support her students. Today she serves as the lead art teacher at Rollinsson and she also coordinates teacher PD and scholarship initiatives. Her philosophy is simple yet very powerful. Every student deserves access to meaningful artistic opportunities no matter their background or circumstances. So, please join me in congratulating the 2025 outstanding middle school art educator of the year, Cruz Ramirez. [applause] And if anyone's in the audience, family, friends, the support cruise, if you'll please stand so we can recognize you as well. >> Yes, we see the proud principal. Oh, yes, please. [laughter] >> Yes. Good thinking. Thank you. >> And this thing is heavier than it looks. Thank you, Cruz. [applause] Congratulations. Our next honore is an
007incredible educator who you all know. You know her for her positivity, her passion, and her dedication to both staff and students, which is truly unmatched. Terry Yazgger, our assistant director of fine and visual arts, has been named the art administrator of the year by the Texas Art Education Association. [applause] Terry joined North Side in 2003 as a founding art teacher at where else? Rollinsson Middle School and moved to central office in 2018. Today she leads one of the largest groups of visual arts educators in Texas. She's a passionate advocate for student success and has champion participation in vase events that is deeply involved in professional organizations and she strengthens art the arts community statewide. Now this is impressive. Under Terry's leadership, North Side has earned the TAEA District of Distinction Award, not once, not twice,
008not three times, for six consecutive hours. [applause] It is a testament to her vision and commitment and what she does with our students. From program development and teacher support to student empowerment and community advocacy, Terry truly embodies what it means to be an outstanding art educator and leader. Please help me congratulate Terry Yazgar, the 2025 TAA Art Administrator of the Year. [applause] >> [clears throat] >> Thank you so much. [laughter] >> Okay, picture time. Picture time. Our [applause] final honore this evening is Saul Sepetta, a science teacher at Hobby Magnet Middle School, who has been named the 2025 outstanding secondary science teacher by the Science Teachers Association of Texas with 14 years of experience. experience inspiring middle school students. Saul is passionate about sparking curiosity, innovation, and a love of STEM. He is now in
009his second year at Texas's only medically focused magnet Middle School. It's a big deal at Hobby. He designs engaging hands-on learning experiences that connect classroom lessons to real world problems. Beyond the classroom, Saul has coached first Lego League robotics teams for more than a decade and has led solar card teams for five years, which gives students the opportunities to explore engineering, teamwork, and problem solving. He is a respected leader across the district and he served for at least one year or two years in NEI well two years in NEIC and one years as the best vice president NEIC had ever had ever had. He did a did a fantastic job. He just cycled off. He's currently pursuing his PhD in interdisciplinary learning at UTSA. He's working on chapter five of his dissertation and he continues
010to model lifelong learning and excellence in education. So please join me in congratulating Salsa Petta, the 2025 outstanding secondary science teacher by the science teachers association of Texas. [applause] Okay. [laughter] >> So, if anyone wishes to stand, if you're here to support these folks, please do so we can recognize you. [applause] Thank you for all. [laughter] Yeah, congratulations again to our three outstanding educators. Um, their commitment and dedication uh is like I say welld deserved to be honored and recognized. We do have if if you have um had the opportunity to uh see your uh due diligent, we do have one more uh uh recognition. Uh we wanted to pay thanks uh given that this is the time that we we embark upon uh this Thanksgiving uh holiday. uh thanks to our custodians. So you'll
011also find that there is a resolution uh included in uh recognitions uh for your consideration this evening. And President Don, I don't know if you want to read the resolution. Okay. >> Um >> okay. The resolution recognizing the essential role of custodial workers in North Side Independent School District. Whereas the North Side Independent School District Board of Trustees recognizes the vital contributions of our custodial staff who work diligently every day, often before students arrive and long after they have left to maintain our schools as safe, clean, and welcoming spaces for learning. Whereas the work of custodial employees is essential to the health, safety, and success of every student and staff member, ensuring that classrooms, cafeterias, restrooms, and common areas remain sanitary and conducive to learning. Whereas North Side ISD's custodial staff reflects the heart and
012dedication of our public schools, providing critical support that allows educators to teach students to thrive and families to have confidence in the quality of their schools. Whereas the board of trustees values these essential employees and affirms the importance of fair compensation that reflects our vital role in the success of our district. Now therefore, be it resolved that on this 11th day of November, 2025, the board of trustees of the North Side Independent School District formally recognizes and expresses its gratitude to all custodial staff for [snorts] their indispensable service to our schools and community. And be it further resolved that the board of trustees reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that all custodial employees earn a livable wage of at least $15 per hour as recognized by economic standards and to continue advocating for fair pay and
013respect for all essential school workers. [applause] And now I [applause] can't say it in Spanish, right? No, I'm just kidding. [laughter] where I ask them. >> Would you like to take action? >> Sure. Do we have um any motions? >> Yeah, we Dr. >> Harl, we do. >> Yeah. I never We've never done this this way. >> This approved resolution. >> No action. >> Right. >> Very good. Well, thank you. Now we have our first agenda item, our school turnaround plans. >> I'm going to turn this item directly over to Dr. Jordan. >> Again, I think that you're probably familiar as a result of um uh our articulation in our last academics committee meeting as well as the last board meeting. So here are our turnaround plans that we will we will be submitting for
014approval to the Texas. >> Yes, sir. Thank you. Um so as you know campus is consider a turnaround by the state if they received consecutive unacceptable ratings. And so three ratings for districts were released within within a few months. And so in North Side there are four campuses that are deemed turnaround. And so these campuses are me elementary, KBY Glass Elementary, Martin Elementary, and Nef Middle School. So part of the requirements for turnaround plans is or turnaround schools is that they create a plan and we refer to the plan as a tap plan. Uh the plan covers two years um and is very specific um details the specific action steps what we're progress monitoring and the intent is that the implementation of the plan will then have the campus move and achieve an acceptable rating.
015So to Dr. Craft's point. Um, we shared with you guys the overview of the plans at the October 27th academics and at the October 28th board meeting. What this is right now is this is a public hearing because part of the requirements is you post the turnaround plans for 72 hours to get public feedback um on those plans. So what you're going to see is um we have had these plans in a whole host of places uh to get stakeholder feedback and so we're excited to um share some of that feedback which we'll do tonight. So successful turnaround plans um the first thing they do is they engage stakeholders. We know um any school um how a school is performing um is a reflection of the needs of the community. So, how do we pull
016together um the resources in the community to help our children be successful and to support our teachers and our staff? Um it also details an improvement strategy. So, one of our main improvement strategies um because the state gives you some you have to pick from a list is around um high quality instructional materials, which you've probably been hearing about about those that come out through um an instructional review process. It also includes what we call uh milestones or measures of of progress. so we can dipstick and see where we are at different points in time um towards accomplishing our goals. So at this time we want to talk a little bit about how uh stakeholder engagement and so I'm going to invite uh Miss Jessica Palamadus. She is serving as our district uh continuous improvement
017um uh district official. and so she'll talk through some specific things uh kind of some exciting things that we heard back from the community and the input that we received. >> Hi, good evening. How's everyone doing this evening? >> All right, much of the information you will hear this evening is a repeat and review of the information um that we went over last month at our academic meeting as well as our October board meeting. Um but just to give you a glimpse of the meetings we've already had at each of the campuses. You'll see here on the screen are all the stakeholder engagement opportunities that we had at each of the individual campuses at Glass Martin me and Nef. This was an opportunity for us to share information with the staff first and foremost. Any
018questions they might have within the work of um the TAP plans. Please know that the information was not the first time they received it at this staff meeting. They've been working on the work since they returned back to the campus this school year when they were working at Leadership Institute on the campus improvement plan. So, they've been around the work of the strategies and the implementation of this plan since they came back in August. After the staff meeting, we had a public community meeting and most of them occurred the week of October the 22nd. um at NEP they had it a little earlier in October the 20th. This gave an opportunity for any families and community members to be a part of this TAP plan so they can give feedback, insight and recommendations. Um at
019the end of this presentation, I'll give you an overview of some of the feedback that they provided at each of the campuses comprehensively. Then at the elementary schools, just to ensure that we gave multiple opportunities for our families to take a look at the plan and provide feedback, we had a coffee with the principal both at Glass and me. And then we had studentled conferences at Martin in which parents were able to come into the library before, during, and after studentled conferences to have conversations with the principal around this plan. We had our academics committee review and then of course today a final overview and this plan has already been posted as well. We'll go ahead and go to the next slide. These are the strategies for success that we talked about last month. We
020talked about our school improvement strategy in which we're looking at a highquality instructional materials both in math and reading as well as a focus on the extended constructed responses. And so in the presentation of the plan that we posted last week, we do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del do del dove deep around the work that we're going to do during planning implementation review and monitoring of the highquality instructional materials. Secondly we took a look at support and capacity building. We made sure that uh we provided some strategic staffing opportunities at meet that we talked about. We added some additional staffing there to ensure
021we're hitting every student as as much as we can. Data driven instruction. We're doing a a real uh big focus on professional learning communities, building capacity with our teachers so that they can um do more curriculum compacting and looking at those readiness skills that we talked about. I believe Dr. Duran, you talked about Esparza Elementary and what they did to turn around and their big focus was on their professional learning communities and ensuring that the instruction instructional specialist was providing support for the classroom teachers and then targeted professional learning. We have been working handinhand with the curriculum and instruction department and other departments to ensure that all staff members have received appropriate professional learning opportunities to implement the work within the plan. And then of course principal coaching that starts from the top down. All
022campus supervisors are receiving training from region 20. They assist us in the learning rounds at the campus. After the learning rounds, they debrief with us and give us feedback in the work that we're doing in the cycles. And then we meet monthly with them. And then we meet bi-week bi-weekly with the principal. We have one coming up at me on Monday and Dr. Jordan will be joining us as well with a representative from TEA. And then lastly is our performance management. Those are our regular performance reviews through the classroom walkthroughs and ensuring the fidelity of the plan is being implemented at each one of those campuses. So, next month, we're excited to bring an update to you around some of the data metrics that we have available for you to review for each one of
023these campuses. Lastly, we have our community feedback. I'm going to share with you some questions that were common at each one of the campuses when we met with our community members. And you'll see that they all come with a sense of support and help for their child as well as support for teachers at the campuses and the leaders at the campuses. How can we help our students at home? We talked a little bit about that. ensuring that every student has a capability of bringing home technology and that they have access to online interventions so that their parents can help them at home. So that's one thing that we're doing. How can we help our teachers and campus leaders do this work? They felt that the plan was meaty, but it's going to require a village
024to lift this plan, right? And so we've asked our parents to be partners in this work and they're ready to do that. What resources can be provided to us? So, for some families, they're asking more than just online intervention. And so, we're working with those families specifically. >> Specifically. >> Yeah. [laughter] How about I just calm down? Can you tell I'm struggling with allergies, so I'm trying to be able to breathe and talk at the same time. So, my apologies. Um, so what resources can be provided to them? So, I've talked a little bit about that. um what instructional materials are you considering and who decides which ones? So, when we talk about high quality instructional materials and that's our plan and we gave them our three-year rollout plan, they wanted to um have conversations
025around when when do we get exposure to that? When will we get updates around that? How's the curriculum going to look like? How is that going to look differently than what we already currently have in our schools? what professional learning is going to be provided for teachers around the high quality instructional materials and what metrics are we going to use to ensure that it's working differently than what we already had. And so those are great questions coming from our families. What we did tell them is we're in the planning stage and so as we roll out um this work we will bring updates to the families. The next update for our families will be in January at a midyear review with them at the midyear. We're also going to invite families to come like another
026public meeting to the campuses and we're going to share with them our midyear review data which for elementary and middle is our map data. And then we have some other metrics we're going to share with them to include attendance discipline and attendance of students and teachers discipline and then any other data metrics that we use such as interims and CCAs. And then lastly, um they talked about they understand this puts a lot of pref pressure not only on teachers and the leaders but on students and it's about that just emotional well-being of our kids and they wanted to make sure that they were okay and that we had the supports at the campuses in case those kiddos needed additional support and we talked to them about how counselors can provide the support at the campuses.
027So they were happy with that. And lastly, here are some testimonials or just statements from the parents. They at mostly every campus, they said, "These plans are very detailed. We're excited about seeing the data in January. There is so much y'all are doing. I'm sure we'll see the growth." And so, they're very hopeful about the success of each campus um and around our work within the plan. Um what we're trying to do is make sure we're very transparent. when we have information, we will put it in their hands and it's not a oneandone. And so, one of the things that we're doing to work with our leaders is when we have information, let's put it out there for the public. And that can come in the form of um their weekly bulletins at their PTA
028meetings or cafesitoss any way just to let them know how we're progressing along the way. And so, that kind of gives you an overview of where we're at right now. after this evening and with approval we'll go ahead and um submit our plans and await for tea's final approval. >> We have a question about >> yes [cough] >> uh I might have missed this um but how how will our community be able to give us feedback? I know this has to be open for 72 hours. What's uh what are we using or or where can they go to give us that feedback or give us any feedback? So on our posting, we do have a link, >> okay? >> And so they're able to click on that link and we have some questions there for
029them and they're able to provide feedback and recommendations as well as our families. Um they're able to provide feedback at any given time. It can be one-on-one. It can be done in a public forum. So we've let them know that the public meeting isn't the one and only time you can provide feedback. If something comes up, you're having a parent conference, you have other concerns, you come to the mid-year review and maybe at the onset you felt like this was a really great plan, but maybe the data is not really showing the progress made. We will collect feedback at any time. >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Blunt. Yeah, [clears throat] I just want to clarify also since it is a public hearing that um this falls under the u management guidance whatever of the board
030of trustees of north side ISD there is no tea overall oversight because there's been some confusion and public about that etc >> and it falls under our superintendent and staff so it all falls under north side now you may get some whatever feedback or whatever from tea but it is under north side so I just want to clarify that >> yes you're you're [clears throat] correct Mr. Blunt and part of that as well um for transparency um we will meet at cabinet with um our superintendent and provide monthly reviews and also an opportunity uh to provide additional information when we can on Friday letter and then at our monthly board meetings that gives us another opportunity to share the the progress made throughout the whole year. >> Thank you Dr. Hassel. Um, just wanted to
031talk there was a point that you said that TA was giving us feedback and just I know that's going back to the schools and I don't know how specific it is, but is there any way to also share that feedback with like other principles to kind of get a sense if is this something going on at some of the other elementary schools? Um, I just don't know how specific the TA like recommendations are or feedback that they're giving, but perhaps it could help some of our other schools since we do have a lot of elementary schools and middle schools. Um, so just if there's a mechanism in place to share that feedback with either like the principal, some of the assistant principles, so they generally know like this is some feedback that TA is giving
032these specific schools. Perhaps it's something either you're already doing or something that you could implement in your school. Um, and then the second is just the January mid review. Um, don't know if that's a place for us to come and show our support to show that the board is also there to help in any way. So, if it is something that we can go to, if you could let us know, that way we can make it a point to put on our calendars to go to the schools. Um, and really just show that, you know, it's superintendent, it's the support staff, it's everyone there, but we're also here to help in any way that we can. >> Yes. Thank you, Dr. Hustle. Um, I know Dr. Jordan can share the midyear review dates with you.
033We already have them on the calendar. Um, our principles have al also offered to share a presentation with you and the work that they do. Um, so I think that would be another excellent opportunity for them to kind of have more personalized message to you around the work that they're doing. Um, this week we're also going to do a superintendent review with region 20 on the effective schools framework diagnostic visits that we had. And so I know Dr. Craft can share a little bit with you on that. And then at any time that we get feedback um high level, we'll make sure to include it in our monthly reviews with the board. >> Thank you, Dr. Hall. >> Um thanks Jessica. And I think this was our repeat of this. So um we're loving this.
034Yeah, >> I was trying not to be redundant, but just >> Oh no, it's great because then you know it does surface some more questions and um offers for support. So you did talk about um this Monday TEA was coming to uh meet and so I was just going to ask a similar question to what Sonia ask are we can we go >> so it's a representative um on behalf of TEA sure >> right and the visit includes learning walks within the campus the last visit we had we were given some next steps some action steps so we'll come and do a monitor and a review I know Dr. Jordan is going to join us at those visits as well and then what we can do is provide you some updates and feedback that we
035were given. >> Okay. So, no, not for us to go then. >> Yeah. Let me let me >> there won't be summary. This would be more of a >> fleshing out. >> Right. Okay. >> It just adds more nerves to the teacher. >> I gota I I'm seeing it as a way to support. So, right whatever. Um the other is because our schools um have such um a large um emergent bilingual population is the way the community and the families um can voice um their not just their needs but also their supports and and um participation. Is it done in various languages um Spanish or what you know? >> Yes. Okay. We always have a translator available. >> Okay. And yes, and the campuses do a great job in putting everything that's in writing in
036multiple languages um that are most often used at the campuses. And so we definitely can do that >> and multiple ways, not just technology. So that if Okay. Um um can we and maybe Friday letter see what the effective schools framework is just to see TEA's language? >> You bet. I mean they're going to be looking at >> Yeah, we definitely can do that. Mhm. Okay. >> Um and you said attend. No, that's good. Thank you. Appreciate everything. >> And then Dr. Hasso, to your last point, you had asked, is there anything that we can do across the board for all campuses, right? And so what we did is we just took a look at those high yield leverage strategies that are effective um for our leaders to implement. That's best practice for all. And
037so we are embedding that within our monthly principal meetings. And then it's also another metric that we're using when we go out to do supervisory visits. And so we're trying to align that work and ensure that every campus is held responsible to do that. >> Thank you, Mrs. Freeman. >> Thank you. Um I just wanted to also uh to confirm that the community feedback too will be um available to us perhaps in uh maybe Friday letter or in in the report. So we know um we are the the board is actually the liaison between the the district and the community and and so it would be um helpful to us to know what the community is saying too. >> I'll gather that for uh Dr. Jordan and Dr. F and we'll make sure to include
038that in summary. >> Sure. Thank you. >> Thank you Mr. Santido. >> Yeah. Just one quick question. [clears throat] According to all four school, they already had their public community meetings. Yes sir. How well were they attended? Was there >> um well some were in smaller numbers right? And so that was a reason why we had cafesitoss and um we also had our student le conferences to allow multiple opportunities to have exposure with our families. Um, and then we also included a mid-year and end of year review and then also doing monthly updates in our bulletin where principles will put a feedback uh piece on there. It's not required, but it's a way to have ongoing feedback from our campuses. >> Thank you. And I think that's all the questions we have. Great job. >>
039Thank you. >> Yeah. And again, I don't want to be the bearer of bad news and we greatly appreciate your support. We we greatly I know the principles greatly appreciate your support. This is u absolutely district business. Um so any events uh pertaining to u whether it be a tea or a region uh 20 uh visit to a campus, if you'll please just let us know. Um we want to make sure that we're not going to be um needing to post agendas. And of course, as you recall, this is three business days prior to uh any meeting. So, like I say, we appreciate the support, but we probably do need to make sure that we're not going to have a quorum uh sending up on one of our campuses. Uh Jessica, thank you to you
040and your team, Dr. Jordan. I know that, like I say, there's been a tremendous amount of work. These plans are already, like, as you already know, being implemented uh across all of our campuses. We will be sharing best practices obviously uh across uh the district with uh campuses as well. I don't have anyone signed up uh for this particular agenda item. So before we uh close the the public hearing is did we miss anyone? Is there anyone that would like to speak to the turnaround plan specifically? Um Madam President, you'll see that this item uh is actually included as a consent agenda item as it's already been presented uh to the board twice. And so I think it's uh safe at this time to close the public hearing and >> okay >> can move on
041to the next agenda item. >> Thank you. >> Yes sir. Thank you. You have a great evening. >> You too. We now move on to our superintendent's report. [clears throat] >> Well, first uh and foremost uh I'd like to uh wish our entire community happy Veterans Day. Um uh we were uh able Dr. Dr. Harl and I were able to start the day out at uh Leon Leon Springs Elementary School uh with their Veterans Day uh ceremony celebration. It was a a really exciting event. The kids did a great job and of course it was all studentled. Uh we had quite a number of veterans present and so it was a like I say just a great celebration. Mr. Salceto, Mr. Blunt, thank you uh for your service. Um, happy Veterans Day uh to you
042and again, happy Veterans Day to all of our veterans uh who have served uh this great nation. Uh last Tuesday we had a great PD day. Of course, this was a student holiday uh also election day. Um we uh surveyed our staff uh and actually Diana Elely presented those results uh this morning at cabinet and we had really overall uh very very positive ratings. In fact, uh 94% were uh positively engaged in PD. That was really well planned out. And so again, um thank you to all that, uh really worked so hard to make that day, uh such a uh such a great professional development day. Uh last week we uh celebrated with Lock Hill. Um this was their 50th anniversary in the building. Uh I believe it was their 156th year since existence. Um,
043so, um, pretty rich history, uh, pretty rich trai traditions. Uh, I thought Miss Deoya, uh, did a phenomenal job. Uh, and it was really neat to, like I say, celebrate with with Lock Hill. Um, I had the opportunity to provide a state of the district to the Oak Hills Rotary. Uh, they too, uh, want to support any way they can. And so, uh, they've very gladly, proudly offered to support our clothing closet threads, uh, and other initiatives, particularly as we're, uh, reaching out, extending, uh, a helping hand, uh, to families that may be in need, uh, during this, um, prolong prolonged challenging shutdown, particularly with food and other resources. Um, this past Friday I had a unique opportunity to um, be on Jude Rogers, one of our communication arts uh, freshmen um, podcast. Um, and
044his podcast is uh, Getting Juicy with Jude. Um, [laughter] that's that was my exact response. Um [laughter] so so Jude um was actually one of our convocation participants uh as well. His personality is about as big as this boardroom. Um and we spent an hour uh solving the world's problems. Um it was really neat in the sense of he surveyed uh other campuses to include high schools and middle schools and they came up with four or five questions. And so there'll be an edited version um that has to be within seven minutes and then there'll be about an hour and five minute version um forthcoming. Um but you know Jude was it was just a pleasure. It was a lot of fun. Um I got to put on the headphones and felt like an ESPN
045sports broadcaster for an hour. It was just like I say really neat to visit with Jude. Um congratulations to our 16 campuses for making the US News uh Texas best schools. Um, yeah, really exciting. Uh, OK Conor High School is actually uh about to to play in the regional semi-final game against Westlake. Their volleyball team, like I say, is uh continuing their playoff run. Um, again, congratulations to our eighth grade football champions, the Brisco Bengals. Seventh grade, the Strauss Mavericks. Um, and then this week is by district playoff time. It's hard to believe the regular football season is already over. So, um, congratulations to Harland. They'll be playing Thursday at against Madison at Ferris. And then Friday is really just a take your pick. Uh, Brennan will face off with Reagan at Hero Stadium. Brandise
046[snorts] will take on Sodto right here at Ferris. Jay versus Piper at Gus. And then also Okconor High School football team made the playoffs and we'll be taking on Johnson at Colamander Stadium. A reminder, we've got our first student voice uh meeting uh this Friday, as well as we'll be celebrating our North Side Education Foundation pillars tomorrow night uh at the Boeing Tech Center. Um [snorts] and so there's a lot going on particularly as we uh quickly approach the Thanksgiving break. Um this uh uh past month we had the opportunity uh our communications team had the opportunity to uh visit a really special program uh associated with Asparza Elementary School. Um they had some volunteers that uh created a girls after school running club um and really to help our young students develop confidence and
047embrace a healthy active lifestyle. Um and so um this week's or this month's video moment uh is featuring Esparza and their Girls on the Run program. If you'll give us just a few minutes. >> Things at Esparza Elementary are a little out of place right now. Smack in the middle of bond renovations, the team has been challenged to find new ways to work around the cost of construction. But one thing's for certain, nothing will stop them from making a positive impact on the kids. Today we're going to talk a lot about our feelings >> like with girls on the run. >> Check in with your bodies and I want you to think about what emotions are you feeling. >> A running club that's not just about running. >> Can everybody say I feel >> I
048feel >> there is a curriculum and it teaches anything from self-confidence to how to have tough conversations with others, how to share our emotions. >> Ready? Fifth grade teacher and volunteer coach for Girls on the Run, Cynthia Garcia Peralta, says it also helps kids to become better people. >> It incorporates the walking, running, jogging while having um those life lessons that they're going to be able to use for the rest of their lives. >> Running or walking at their own happy pace, learning and growing along the way, >> all while having a big idea. For example, um, one could be how to build your confidence or how to help others when they're having a tough time. >> And I like that we have to run because I like running a lot. It makes me feel
049happy, excited, >> and when these kids feel good about themselves, they can't help but share the love. proud. >> I like doing it because um I like helping others and feeling make them feel like they're um um able to be here and not to quit. >> Making new friends along the way. >> Some of my fifth grade friends do it and I've made like a third grader and a lot of other friends. >> It all builds up to one final run at the end of the season. A 5K run with other Girls on the Run kids from around Bear County. >> A 5K is hard. It's 3.1 miles. And so it's a big challenge. And we see as the girls progress, as they start gaining that confidence, and then it also translates into the classroom,
050we start to notice that they're encouraging their their classmates. They're more willing to take risk. And ultimately, our goal is to build resilience. >> And yes, just in case you were wondering, these kids are for real. No, I'm good. [laughter] Love it. in your journal and you're going to write or draw one thing you learned about sharing your emotions today. >> Girls in the runtime is is sacred. We're not on our phones. We're not dealing with other things. It's the time that we we get to work with with the girls and just help build them up. And at that at the same time, we're building ourselves up. >> Ready? One, two, three. >> Yeah. David Norris does a he does a great job featuring so many programs and congratulations again to Esparza, Miss Peralta, true
051inspiration and leader uh with like I say our our uh girls at Esparza. Um that concludes my reporting any questions. Um and um like I say it'll be a busy uh week and a half uh all the way up to Thanksgiving break. >> Thank you sir. All right we'll move on to our board members report. Not everyone pressed the button. Oh, there we go. Dr. Hassel. I got you. So, I do want to start off with happy Veterans Day. I was able to go at work. We had a Veterans Day event and it was amazing to see everyone there. So, just wanted to say happy Veterans Day. I also wanted to highlight that um I was able to make it to Fernandez Elementary. They had a trunk event for math and reading. That was a
052nice event. Um we were able to go to each of the tables. I kept saying no candy because if I go to every table and get a candy, it's not good. So, [laughter] I said I'm here for the conversation, not the candy, but thank you. Um, also wanted to say, um, November 6 was a busy day. Um, I was able to go to I'll start off backwards, so I'll go with the evening stuff. I was able to go to, and I'm going to say this wrong, Bao Elementary School. [laughter] [snorts] >> Um, they had their STEM night. Um, that was amazing. I was able to go to different tables and also say, "No, I do not need a LMA bean plant because if I take a LMA bean plant, then I must take a colorful
053magnet and if I take a colorful magnet, then I have to take a pot." Like, it's it's just an endless amount. So, I said, "No, no, no, just here." And got to talk to some amazing parents that were there. Um, also got to make it to the PTA meeting that evening. Um, got there a little later because I was at the elementary school, but was able to talk to some really good parents that are very interested in everything going on in North Side. Um, and then since I was already at the Knack, I figured might as well walk over to the game because [laughter] I mean I realized that I had parked so far that I I felt like the stadium was actually closer at that moment. So, I walked to the stadium instead um
054and got to catch the Stomayor and Harland game. Um, but I will say my first stop which myself and Tristy Cilo were able to go to was that morning we went to John J's first annual feeder literacy event. Uh, amazing. They had um the library had um an area where they were reading books to students and then at the end of the book they were able to make paper planes. Um so we helped all the kids make paper planes and so they were able to take those back to the bus. what happened with those paper planes when they were back at school. That is not [laughter] that was not my concern. Um, but then we also got to go to the choir room and the choir just did an amazing rendition of a book that
055they were reading to the children and really got to give their own personal story about them. Their first time being in this country, this first time being a student in high school. I mean, the stories that they had and they shared with those kids were amazing. Then we went to the orchestra room that did an amazing rendition of Giraffes Can't Dance and also The Bad Seed. I The way they did that was just amazing. And then ended up in the theater room and they did a live enactment of the the Good Egg. So first year that they're doing it, amazing. And then of course the elementary schools, they wrote these cute little cards for the kids and the faces of high school kids getting this handwritten little card from little kids like gold. Like every
056all the hard work they did to do that for the kids, they definitely felt the love from the kids. So amazing event. It is their first annual feeder literacy event. The creativity that went into it, I was floored. Like just amazing. Um so I hope they continue doing it and I hope other schools get to do it because it was the most one of the most amazing things I've seen. So thank you. >> So thank you. Next. Nobody else has pressed the button. Dr. Harl. >> Um, thank you. Um, so I just I was just double checking something. So, um, our TASBY grassroots, which is an invitational event for all of the trustees in the region 20 area, will be just got approved for February 12th, and Knack's going to actually host it. So, um,
057we need to get the word out to all our friends and all the districts and, um, the three of us who are working on it, Rich Cerna from Bernie ISD and, um, Ginger Fzenhan from East Central, um, are collecting, we're doing lots of door prizes, trying to get, it's a little bit of a drive when you're coming from, um, uh, well, when you're coming from anywhere else other than San Antonio. So, uh, we kind of want to make it worth their while. And so, we're collecting, um, HBS, giving us HB cards and gas cards and things like that. But it's a great event. It's, it's where we come up with, um, lots of great ideas for um, legislative agendas for, but I I guess the the best part is meeting uh, trustees from other school
058districts and sharing similar concerns, similar work. um kind of like how you know schools sharing best practices that's that's what we spend a great amount of time doing it other than um it'll be have a really good meal. So I'm glad that Northside gets to host that. Um we'll also have a a Zoom component so that they can zoom in. So we'll we'll figure that out um with our technology group. Um again and Dr. um Craft mentioned it had a great 50th celebration at um Lock Hill. Um, the kids sang songs from the late 70s and early 80s, so I knew all the words and they were so Oh, they were so cute. They they just were awesome. Um, they had worked really really hard. What what I loved was listening to all the teachers
059who had taught there that came back and they were reminiscing just like the students had. You uh Dr. Cffrey referred to um 157 years of Lock Hill. Um there was a group of students my first year on the board that were now 70, 80, and 90 year olds who wanted to have a historical marker put at the old Lock Hill, which is where the alternative school is at I 10 in6004. And so it was a a great community collaborative um event and we did get a historical marker there if anyone wants to see it. But they wouldn't leave that celebration either because they were talking about their favorite teachers and their favorite activities and things on the playground and who liked who just like the teachers were um last week and so it was tremendous
060but hats off to Lock Hill. Um and then this morning um Leon Springs and again um happy Veterans Day. Um, I tell this story every year, so those of you who know me, um, and have heard the story. Um, my father was a veteran. He he also won the Purple Heart, and came back from Vietnam, a broken man, and had a really, really hard time acclimating to the world. Um, to put it lightly, my mom kicked him out of the house one day and said, "You're going to go over to Hobbies, a brand new school. They need a PTA president, and you need to go over there." And I I can't believe he did it, but he did. And he was the first PTA president there. He went back 25 years later at their celebration
061and told them, "Thank you very much. Um, you actually helped save my life." And so he meant it. and um he's no longer with us, but he got to speak at the Leyon Springs thing, I mean, Veterans Day um event, and said that was the greatest thing in his life was to go back and speak to young children about the power and the love he had for being in the armed forces and serving. And he told them his one message was read. If you can't travel in a plane, because he was a pilot, read books. Because he said, "I traveled that way for most of my life before I got in a plane." But anyway, it was really neat. But those kids I the only pictures I took were kids like just so joyful singing
062our our national anthem and all the songs that they each grade level had songs to sing. But thanks to Leon Springs for honoring the veterans so well. It was tremendous day. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. Well I Oh, Mrs. Freeman. >> Thank you. I appreciate all the stories about um Veterans Day and how our schools have celebrated um Veterans Day today. I had the opportunity my Fortunately, my kids, my grandkids don't go to North Side. I wish they were that [clears throat] close. Um they they live in Round Rock and and their schools um I have middle school and elementary school grandkids and the school is across the street from each they're across the street from each other and so they have a joint Veterans Day parade and I know we have those types
063of things here in North Side. But it was just so neat because the kids, my husband um retired from the Air Force and so the kids before school started, they helped decorate the car and it it was just a lot of people, a lot of veterans in the parade and it's just really um the kids were so gracious and um I know that the teachers talked to the kids and they they said thank you to all of our veterans and the band was out playing and I it's just I I just love the stories that that we have. Thank you, Carol, for yours. And we've said it here just to our veterans, those that are here with us and those that have gone before us. We thank you. We thank you for the your sacrifice.
064Um the your courage and the and the love of your country. It is it is so very um very important. We have freedoms because of those of those people. And thank you too to our families of our veterans. They also serve in a in a very special way. Um Dr. Harl, you mentioned grassroots. Um some time um or maybe you can help us think about that. I know that the in the delegate assembly we did away with resolutions. So perhaps at um a January board meeting, we can talk about um what our priorities might be for the next legislative session so we can bring those to grassroots or if you have thoughts on how we can help when and how to be prepared for that grassroots, please let us know. And then also um inform
065us sometime too about the region 20 connection that um we've all gotten invitations and quite honestly I haven't participated too much at it but if you would give us an update. >> Oh thank you TASBY connect and so there's a region 20 component. So if you could let us know how that's how that's going and um that would be it. Thank you. >> Thank you Mr. Blunt. Thank you that you talking about Lock Hill. Um there's there was really two books that were written that are really historical and talk about Lock Hill and some of the other ones and I don't know if everybody has I don't know if everybody has seen it um because it was um if you remember Bonnie Ellison was the one that really helped sort of get that going at
066the North Side Museum, but I'll see if I can find that. It's fascinating history uh back to the 1800 etc. that you've mentioned. >> Um Yep. Yep. You got it. Um the our um big scholarship is out now as of Friday. So we'll see for our boys teachers uh scholarship. So looking forward to seeing how many applicants we get for that one. The uh other thing I was going to bring up was the great essay reading that also got started and uh we've got the first week data and to be honest we were simply blown away at the amount of participation that we're already seeing not only in north side but across the San Antonio area and the gain etc. Uh the teachers and librarians have really pumped it up this year and it's going
067to be interesting to see if we had a goal of 25 million. I was sort of that's a lot. Um, I think we're definitely going to make that part of it. But there's a lot of excitement out there. Been focusing now more and let you all know on the the partners end of it and the volunteers that'll go out and read with read with the kids. We're really getting that organized. Uh, the schools have sort of sent us, you know, what their availabilities are, when's a good time for them, um, and which ones are open for everybody. So, if you have any organizations, I know you did already, let us know because we really want to have that big impact with the the volunteer side too with that with the competition itself. And the last
068one I had a I was at Franklin uh Elementary, the home of the Colts for their uh Veterans Day celebration. Um similar to what you all I be honest, I was blown away about the amount of volunteers um that were there uh from a veteran sense. I thought maybe everybody in North Side was there as a veteran. I said, man, that was a large number. Uh that community has I guess all our communities have a lot more veterans than what we realize. And it's just interesting to talk to some of their stories, etc. And it's always interesting as a guest speaker, it's it's always a challenge to talk to me in front of veterans per se because especially we have their veterans from foreign wars and other type things and I've known what some of
069them have gone through but I think we worked that out well but it was definitely enjoyable and I thank Franklin and that's all I had. >> Thank you Mr. Salido. [clears throat] >> I just want to uh add a little bit to what Dr. Hustle said about that um first annual literacy uh event up at John J when the choir theater we they just took reading to a whole another level. I mean just just sit to read a book. I mean they actually act out the book. So that was that was awesome. Uh had a great time there. I also got to participate in the Red Ribbon Parade at Mary Hall Elementary. Say no to drugs. Uh I got to be in the parade. And it was good to see the community come out there
070and you know they came out and they were standing the gate waving to everybody. So it wasn't just us driving down the streets and with nobody there. They actually came out. So it was I think like three blocks that we went around. So that was that was pretty exciting. This year was kind of different. They included a anti-bully gang. I'm not sure if anybody's familiar with that. Uh so they had a van with a bunch of low riding cars. They had a big truck. They got all kinds of vehicles that they brought in the parade and it's uh I think it's been around for two I try to look it up. I I just took the name off of their van off a picture. Um but it's pretty exciting. It's nice for us to bring
071that to the school. I mean I I think somebody who's being bullied contacts them and they come and save them to the rescue or something like that. I'm not sure how how that works, but it was really exciting. So the kind of cars that they had they had a silver car out there like a Lamborghini or something. I mean, they had all kinds of stuff. It was real neat. Uh, I want to thank Miss Norgo for inviting me this year. Thank you. >> Thank you. All right. Anyone else? All right, Dr. But I can wait to talk to you. >> Oh, sure. Thank you. So, I just wanted to thank all who served working at USAA and survivor relations is one of the hardest jobs I've ever had. So, um the sacrifices that are made
072um by the families and everyone that supports families, including our um tremendous support system for military families here at North Side. Thank you for all you do. Today, I was able to attend at work an event with Senator Jose Mendez. I just wanted to give a shout out to our victory learning center that we have at the Elmo Colleges. If I didn't know, veterans knew it's a hub for veterans to go and sign up to go back to school and a lot of other workforce programs and help you kind of um organize your benefits that you have as as veterans. So, if you're looking to go back to school, we have an entire building dedicated to help our veterans here in Military City. I wanted to shout out uh the Pan-American League that invited me
073to join them. um and the Judge Andy Mirez Foundation who was one of our school names for scholarship fundraisers that they were able to have. All of those have benefited north side families. So if you're looking for scholarships, look those two organizations up. Um I do want to give the shout out to our athletics department and I want to wish all the volleyball and football teams best wishes and good luck. Um we are accepting nominations for leadership north side for our next cohort. So, if you're looking or if you know someone that would be a great candidate, let us know here and we able to nominate those folks, um those are being accepted. Um if you can't attend the North Side Educational Foundation Gala tomorrow, you can bid online. So, there are some really cool
074prices that um that I would never be able to afford unless I got very lucky with the raffle ticket. So, check those out. Um we do have the uh adute tech conference this Friday at North Lake College and uh some of our teachers present and share their tech tools and the resources that that are used in the classrooms that help students. I also want to shout out the students and the teachers that took students to participate in our Muertos Fest here as a citywide event. The de Muertos is a memorial day of remembrance for dearly departed loved ones. it serves as a memorial day for a lot of folks. So, that was uh really awesome to see uh our students participate in those events. So, thank you. I know this time of year can be
075tough, especially with a lot of changes. We do have a lot of resources. So, if you know families in need, uh or if you want to reach out to me, I can I'm happy to connect you with community resources. Um and be kind to each other. This is tough time of the year. So, uh Dr. Hall. >> Yeah. >> Oh, thank you. I I forgot to mention that um and it's it's a prototype I think that hopefully we'll keep our fingers crossed um Ben and Dr. Craft that we can duplicate but um there was a a passion project a project based learning project a group of students did that came to fruition where they uh felt the need from their teachers uh with child care on professional and development days. And so they've now successfully
076um done their second big one last week during the professional development day. The teachers were over the moon. Um the kid the the students provided the best lessons. Um but the kids were crying when it was time to leave. They really loved it and it would be wonderful. I mean can you imagine teachers would never have to worry about child care on our professional and development days if it could be replicated. and they've got they've got everything down to a tea and so we'll keep our fingers crossed but they also got to prevent it at uh present it at the communities and schools um conference on uh Tuesday and got a standing ovation um because very few projects come alive right and that one is truly coming alive and they do have a business plan
077so and a sustainability plan and so they were queried um about how to keep it going and they were talking about liability they were very grown up in their presentation. So anyway, just a shout out to Cast Teach for that um moment. So thanks. >> I agree. >> Thank you. And I think that's all we have from the board at this time. So we can go home now. No, we can't. Next item is our citizens to be heard, sir. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Um so I believe we have one uh individual, Patty Kinton, signed up uh to speak to agenda item eight. Um and all of our other citizens were signed up uh for the citizens to be heard portion. So um uh go ahead and get started. Molina Spiritu has a car. >> Good
078evening board president Dr. Don, vice president Dr. Hasso and trustees and Dr. Craft. Uh my name is Molina Spiritasokadar and I serve as a president of Northside AFT, the only local union representing the workers of North Side ISD and the largest employee organization in the district. At our last board meeting on October 28th, we spoke about needed changes to policy DGB. We submitted over 450 petitions and since then have collected more than 100 additional signatures. These petitions make one message clear. The workers of North Side ISD and the community that stands behind them believes employees should have access to their union. Let me also be clear, unions and employee organizations are not vendors. We don't sell products. We represent people, the very people who make the district function every single day. We are partners in
079maintaining strong, stable, and supportive public schools for both students and staff. Policy DGB has nothing to do with vendors. In fact, this is where districts typically include a consultation process with employee organizations. Yet over 37 years ago, an anti-UN policy was passed here in North Side. Born out of a time when educators across Texas and San Antonio specifically were fighting simply to have a voice. The outdated language in the current policy no longer represents who we are as a district or what our community values are today. It's time to bring Northside into the right century. One where collaboration, not exclusion, defines how we work together. We're asking for a remedy to the 1988 policy. so North Side can move forward as a district that truly values worker voice, fairness, and partnership. Tonight, you'll also hear
080from our members who serve some of our most exceptional students, those in AL and other self-contained classrooms. These educators do some of the most demanding and essential work in this district. And yet, they face conditions that make their jobs even harder. They come to you tonight with three clear requests that you'll hear. One, to return the district pacing calendar instead of the newly introduced unique curriculum, which should be used as a supplement, not primary resource. Two, guarantee that they have duty-free lunches and uninterrupted conference times with reliable coverage when staffing issues arise. And then three, they they're going to ask you to visit their class classrooms to witness the complexity, the dedication, and the heart these educators bring every single day. Our members are not here to complain. They are advocating for conditions that allow
081them to serve students effectively. Uh their advocacy reflects the heart of what unions do every day. We know this board wants to retain the best educators. Listening to and acting on these concerns is how we make that happen. On behalf of Northside AFT, I ask that you meet with us collectively to address these issues and take action on the proposed ta changes to policy DGB local. Together we can ensure Northside ISD remains a place where workers are respected. Collaboration drives progress and our shared commitment to students guides every decision. After all, we must all continue to fight together to serve and make sure that we have the schools that our students deserve. Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Christina Garcia. >> What's wrong? >> Hi. Uh, good evening board. I'm here tonight to address urgent
082concerns that directly affect the success of our most vulnerable students, those served in AL and AU programs. On August 7th, just 3 days before students returned to to school, AL teachers were informed that our pacing calendar and all previously used instructional resources were being discontinued. We were told that the unique learning system or ULS would now serve as both our curriculum and pacing guide. At that same time, we also learned that the district would no longer fund or provide training for multiple essential interventions, including Pathways and Edmark reading programs, early numeracy and hands-on math interventions, TV teacher and handwriting without tears, RAS Plus and TPT differentiated materials. While we understand the importance of fiscal responsibility, this abrupt change left teachers without adequate training or access to proven evidence-based tools. The unique curriculum while well-intentioned is
083not intuitive and requires extensive modification to meet the highly individualized needs of our students. A recent NFT survey uh just so you know that was uh 30 participants, 20 teachers um 10 IAS uh found that 95% of AL and AU teachers surveyed are dissatisfied with this curriculum change and 90% want the AL pacing calendar reinstated. There's a no-cost practical solution and I seek your help. Uh reinstate the AL pacing calendar as our curriculum guide. Restore access to the resources the district already owns. Continue training new teachers on those existing materials. Use uls as a supplemental tool, not a replacement. These steps would restore instructional consistency and equity for students without additional financial impact to the district. Equally pressing is the issue of staffing and coverage. The same survey revealed 73% of ALE teachers do not
084receive lunch or conference period coverage. 44% of instructional assistant absences go unfilled. 65% of teachers have missed four or more duty-free conferences so far this year. And 60% of teachers have been expected to work off contract hours. This is not sustainable. Vacant positions remain unfilled and morale is declining. Many teachers, myself included, question whether we can continue this profession long term. I love my job. I love North Side. Um I respectfully urge the district to provide campuses clear guidance and training on AL and AU staffing models, ensure staff receive contractual lunches and conferences, and acknowledge that teachers delivering specialized instruction must have time and support to do so effectively. Finally, I invite each of you to spend just two hours in an AL classroom. see firsthand the dedication, skill, and care required to meet every
085student's unique needs. Northsight's mission is to ensure every student receives the education and care they deserve. AL teachers share that mission wholeheartedly. We simply ask for the resources, support, and staffing necessary to fill it. Thank you all for your time and continued commitment to our students. >> Thank you, [applause] Jean Smith. Hello and thank you for having me. I am here to present three concerns and hope to see that there is an interest and change for the well-being of NISD staff and their students. I am an ALIA instructor at Colonies North Elementary. My three concerns are I would like to see uh I'd like to see that there be more training for our IAS as well as our substitutes that enter our classrooms. Um I would like to have them be trained and understanding the
086neurody divergent of our students. The goal is have more in-depth education prior to entering the classroom and helping them stu. Second certified special ed teacher in the classroom is very important for the structure and the execution of lessons for students and in our classroom. At the beginning of the school year, my school was unable to obtain a certified sped teacher for our classroom. As a result, it was up to us, the IAS and the new sped coordinators to gather together create lesson plans and obtain materials for our students. Our current long-term substitute has a masters in behavioral science analysis. The approach to teaching is ABA therapy. There is more of a one-on-one teaching rather than a large and small groupoup teaching which the structure of the classroom and learning routine is lacking greatly. Third, the
087payto workload ratio is not equate to the amount of labor I apply every day. My net annual pay is 17,61530 which makes up to a month pay of 200 uh which equals to $1645 an hour. Yet at times they go above and beyond the health, safety and welfare of the students. This is a reason for instructional assistant burnt out leaving the job the lack of morale and the position as an IIA. More support for AL classrooms, the proper pay scale, workload, education requirement for the position would greatly improve a healthier educational environment for students and staff. The environment that the staff member is working in is very important. The morale of the employee knowing that they will receive support from their administrators and those at the higher level is vital to the retention of the
088sped and al team. Overloading classrooms without extra support and the pay grade creates an environment of dissatisfaction for instructional assistance. I would like to invite you to visit at least two hours in our classroom. Overall, those of us who work in sped, particularly in elite academic life skills education, love our job. We love these kids and their families. We become family in our classroom. We just want what is best for our students so they can reach their best potential at their pace. Together as one team, we can make a difference. Thank you so much for your time and your support. [applause] >> Tracy Sorl. Tracy Sorrell. >> [clears throat] >> Hello, I'm an AL teacher at Bernal Middle School. This is my 20th year with North Side, 19 years in the AL classroom. Um, I
089want to talk about what's going on in my classroom and in our classrooms across the district. While my campus tries really hard to support our AL staff, it isn't other teachers jobs to come into my classroom and be my IIA or to take my students out to other electives. This should be done by our trained staff. Um, but the district doesn't give us the staff that we need in our classes. We fill out a class count every month. They ask us how many students we have. They ask us, do they need help feeding? Do they need help restrooming? They ask us what setting they're in, but they don't ask us what y'all need to know, what's go what we need in our classroom. Yes, those things are important, but we're not babysitting students. We're teaching
090them. Um, they need to know how many of our kids have behavioral plans in place and whether those behaviors are tier one, two, or three. Um, they ask us if anybody has a one-on-one, and we all already know that doesn't happen in AL. Um, our students have some severe behaviors and when we have those students, they need a an IIA just to them to help keep us and our staff safe and especially our students. Um, we need to know, do you all need to know how many of our students can read or write? How many can use scissors? How many need help oneon-one holding their paper, turning their pages? Um, you need to know what academic levels our students are. Level ones and our non um non-authentic academic response kids, our NAR students need much
091more assistance than our level ones and two, our level twos and threes, but no one knows what level our students are when they look at our class counts. Um, their IEPs say they need support when they go out to electives. I have 32 AL students in my unit right now. 27 of them need support. We to we are we are told our children get to go what electives they need to go to and what they choose which is great but when you have one child going out to a cooking class one IA has to go with them and that leaves 10 going to art or PE with one IA and one of those kids may be a severe behavior child it's not safe and it's not a good practices our staff we need our lunch
092we need our planning but that isn't taken into consideration when they're staffing They pull other sped teachers from their planning and their P plc time to cover our classes and that's not fair to them. I'm retiring at the end of this year not because I want to but because I can't do this much longer. It is too hard. It's too hard on my health and my family has asked me to please stop. Um it's we can't get our planning done. It's it's just not enough time. And I care more about these students. I've been doing this for 20 years. Please look at what's going on in our classrooms. I invite you, please go to an AL classroom and see what's happening in there. Thank you. >> Thank you, [applause] >> Sheree Cruz. >> Cryle, I'm
093sorry. I'm just >> um Hello everybody. Uh I'm glad to be here tonight. I am speaking for ALA. I've been an AL teacher for a very long time [laughter] and in North Side. Uh, but I'm speaking mostly not for us older teachers, but for the new AL teachers because when we came back to school this year, it was devastating to the new AL teachers. They have no idea what they're supposed to be teaching. They don't. They took away our curriculum. They took away our pacing calendar. We only have uls. For me, it's easy because I've been doing this so long. I can do it in my sleep. But my other co-teer, it's her first year and she she's lost. If I didn't tell her what to do, she wouldn't know what to do. Uh we
094have honestly the toughest job on campus. Everybody on campus knows that because we have immense paperwork and we deal with behaviors every day. We have the most severe students on campus. They have complex needs and we have to teach all academic areas, math, reading, writing, science, social studies, plus social skills and try to squish life skills in there, too. Uh, it can be exhausting, but if we didn't love it, we wouldn't do it. We love it. >> Unfortunately, like I said, our pacing calendar was taken away. Our curriculum was taken away. And our students can learn. We had a program RAD's kids that my kids learned how to read with that and they were proud of it but that's been taken over. AL teachers as you know it's about a 50% turnover rate over the
095years and I have a feeling this year it's going to be higher because a lot of people are leaving. My requests are please reinstate the pacing calendar for our new teachers. They need it. They need something to be able to go by. Um, and it also makes it consistent across all campuses on North Side. All ALEA's will be doing the same thing so everybody knows what we're doing. Um, but also RAD's kids, please reinstate that. That was a wonderful program for our kids. They learned how to read with it and um, we don't need AI. That's what we were told. Well, use and use AI to create your lessons. It's not that's not researchbased curriculum that we're supposed to be using in North Side. And that was very disappointing to say the least. Help us
096to have lunch and conference period. You know, you said four. Four. If I had four this year, that would be wonderful. I haven't had a conference or lunch. It just doesn't happen because something always happens that we have to deal with the problems. And so who ends up going? The teacher. Even though it's supposed to be our conference or lunch, we go because we love our students and we want them to be successful. So we give up our conference and lunch. Please come visit our classroom. I don't know if anybody here has ever been in an ALA classroom. >> I know you haven't in mine, but I would love for you to come and meet our kids. They would love to meet you. They're excited when people come in the classroom. They love this that
097we have lots of specialists that come in and they love for people to come. So, please come visit. That would be awesome. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, [applause] >> Grace Garza. [clears throat] >> Hello, my name is Grace Garza and I am an AL teacher in the district. This is my 15th year serving students with special needs within Northside. I'm currently working on being a five-star teacher and currently have two stars. We have been mandated to solely use the unique learning system. I'm here this evening to discuss the importance of bringing back the pacing calendar. Unique learning system provides differentiated standard aligned content and benchmark tests for students. But the system is flawed in a sense that because it does not incorporate a reading program, nor does it follow a sequence for math,
098for example, they jump around in different skills. The pacing calendar was originally created because teachers did not have many resources. The pacing calendar was adapted to meet the needs of all students learning styles and abilities. The the planning time has exponentially increased for teachers to create work for students that is not impactful. According to Marcia Tate's book, Worksheets don't grow dendrites. Worksheets do not stimulate neural connections dendrites in the same way that interactive and multiensory learning experiences do. Growing up, I remember fun lessons like spelling bingo and dictation. And I am certain y'all can remember a fun lesson that you learned or an activity you did as a child. AL has a high turnaround of teachers and staff. There are currently long-term subs filling teacher vacancies. Let's retain the teachers that we currently have in
099AL by supporting them with the resources that they need. So I ask that when decisions and changes are being made in regards to AL allow teachers a seat at that table an expert on the front line working with students firsthand. And I also kindly ask and challenge you to see and meet my students that you're impacting because the future of San Antonio and the great state of Texas is in my classroom. Give us back our heart and soul. would motivate our students. The pacing calendar. It would cost this district zero dollars for this resource. My little angel, my little my little angels in class. No problems. They deserve the best and high quality education, curriculum, and resources. Our public dollars can get them. Thank you very much. Thank you. [applause] Dear Jay, DearJay Paul forum.
100>> Oh, okay. Sorry. Hello. My name is Dear Draforham, but I'm better known as Miss Dei. I and my children are proud products of North Side. I know firsthand what this district can do for our kids, and that is why it is the only district I wanted to work for. For 26 years, I have only taught AL. I have taught every level from elementary to high school. I'm currently at Jones Middle School. The first concern I want to address are teachers. I have a supportive administration, but there is only so much they can do when four positions are vacant in special education. This leads to frequent loss of my statemandated duty-free lunch and conference because no teacher can relieve me. Both myself and my co-teer cover electives and PE because there is no one to
101pull to supervise students. On days when an IIA is absent, we usually have to remain with students with no break because we rarely get subs for our assistance. The need for consistent re excuse me the need for consistency routines and staff is particularly important in AL due to the unique needs of the population we teach. I ask you to look into and address AL substitute staffing concerns. Second, I am here to talk to you about the 1%. The these students require high quality differentiated differentiated instruction which I cannot provide using a curriculum that is not flexible or deep enough for the wide variety of needs and abilities present in my classroom. Currently, the only curriculum available to me is unique. Thus far, the training has not been has [clears throat] not been sufficient for me
102to use the curriculum with with fidelity. I have used it routinely over the years, but only as a resource. It does not have the depth and range of differentiation to support our higher level students in particular. It is especially limited in the areas of math and science. In the past, we had the pacing calendar that provided a wide variety of resources and gave us broad flexibility in planning instruction and differentiating at every level. The change from the old pacing calendar was abrupt and there was little time to prepare for it. I can no longer find some of the basic resources like visuals and toileting charts I used to have access to in the pacing calendar. We need more than just unique to provide our students with enriching educ with an enriching education. These 1% of
103students are the ones with the most needs and often are the least celebrated. Their accomplishments don't get posted on the sign in front of the school. Their small hard one victories are not in days and weeks but months and years. I invite each of you to come to my class and see for yourself what we do with our 1% kids. Thank you for your time. [applause] >> Thank you. >> Terry Zablaki. >> Good evening. We're going to have a real world moment here because I'm certain that what just transpired now just because I walked up here there's certain individuals that may have an opinion and have been told etc. And I'm here to say to you and I'm here to translate because this is exactly what this district does. Ready? Number one, yours truly. I've
104had the experience. Okay. I understand. I sat when Mr. Fred, what happened here? I am here. I am someone who was certified and has gone through it. What you just described is what your perspective is. I have happened to have the perspective of having sat there during when many decisions were made and you talked about AI. I'm here to say this evening assuming an identity. Somebody can come in, right? You're certified. I loved it. I'm certified. >> We could address the board for your comments on >> Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I will address the board. I am certified. Okay. On a piece of paper. Uh I am not certified. When it comes to the board and what transpired, I'm here tonight. I was here with uh prepared remarks because a teacher who belonged to
105a different professional organization got a text from AFT and that text um came to the teacher's personal cell phone number. Okay. I sent it to the board and I attempted to call and ask and talk individually to the two board members who at the board retreat talked about cell phones and the dis and this and that and the other thing and I couldn't call them because their names are not listed on the north side page. You want to talk communication and you want to talk in terms of experience. There are three trustees who have years, decades of experience solving the problems when people bring them here. That's not the case in every board session in every board that happens. And so when it comes to assuming the identity and and logging in an authenticator, the
106authenticator needs to be seven to zero. It needs to be unified on every single item. We did it 25 years ago. We had lost a superintendent. We can do it again. But it is so difficult for those of you who are new to the board to make eye contact and to genuinely discuss and talk to those of us who have questions for you and who have concerns and who can bring you information so that people don't have to sit and miss the Golden Girls tonight in order to come and make an important point. Bless you all and thank you for what you do and thank you for this opportunity to say that what happened here, no surprises happened when it was at the committee meeting. You came and you had prepared items. DGB local was
107presented in an entirely different light and you knew it. Thank you. >> Thank you. All right, I think that concludes our citizens to be heard section. >> And now we move on to our consent agenda. These items have uh been previously presented or if you have any questions uh these are like I say uh pretty standard uh standing items for each month. >> Do we have any motions? This is Mrs. Freeman. >> Yeah, I would move approval of consent and consent agenda items. >> All right, Dr. Hassel, >> I second. All right. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Any discussion? Okay. Motion passes. We pass the consent agenda. >> Thank you. Uh >> and now we have our seventh item on the agenda, our business and finance. >> Yeah. So, what
108we wanted to bring forward, uh, Miss Bradley and and Tiffany, uh, you'll you'll find in diligent I keep wanting to go back to board docs, but Diligent, um, one >> are the, uh, the board awards, uh, as an attachment. Um, and we have a just a couple of questions that we need to discuss, particularly uh the 2021 HB and excellence $20,000 award. And then of course the $1,000 awarded here just recently, I believe. M Freeman, you won uh >> the board one. >> The board won. Uh >> the board the delegate assembly if I'm not mistaken. Um so really it's just a matter of designating those funds. Do you want to see those placed in the scholarship fund? How would you like to really proceed? >> Mr. Blunt, >> yeah, I guess I'm lost. I
109thought I guess I'm lost. I'm not sure what happened. I thought the 20,000 was going to be allocated toward the >> the Jim B. Crow award. >> Oh, that's the one. >> That's your $10,000 award that was allocated uh for what we're basically Okay. >> digitizing the uh board member Okay. historical photos, video. Yeah, the the video display out front. >> So, so that that has been accounted for. >> It's really, like I say, there's a $20,000 20121 Hub and excellence award that uh to our knowledge has not been designated. And then most recently, the $1,000. >> And Dr. >> What about the June 15,000? >> That's right. >> No, I don't. >> Okay, that may not be right. Um, >> we did some more research during the day and teacher scholarship that also >>
110what we found with all the data that was attached to the May 21st, 2021 deposit of $20,000, it was an HB excellence >> award, but it was to the school district itself, not necessarily to the school board, but it was never designated on how to use it. So, the board can decide to use it for scholarships for or for another purpose. >> Okay. Um the $5,000 that was January 12th of 2023 was a board award that was not designated. And then we have the $25,000 that was from later in 2023, June 15th. We found all the the checks and the documents and we can put them in board. >> We did not find board minutes that that sent these there. They have never been moved to NE if we wanted to do that. >> All
111right, let's get this conversation going. Mr. Blunt, you're number one. Did you already make your point? Okay. >> Well, if we have any money, I would suggest it goes toward the uh toward the scholarships piece. I would add that. >> Okay. We have one vote for the scholarships. Mapa. >> Oops. >> I agree. I I think the money scholarship. >> Dr. Harl, I thought every discussion it was always going to go to >> Mrs. Freeman. >> So, I am really confused. So in 2023 the board received an award from HB for good governance and community engagement all that. >> Yes ma'am. >> That was the 25,000 right and that appears here >> the 2021 >> I don't >> we got for like not being a runner up but if you make it to the finals
112you get that check first and then if you win you get the other check. So, we got 20,000 for being a runner up >> in 2021. >> No, it was the other way around. >> Oh. >> So, my understanding from um when I joined the board in May of 23 is that it went to scholarships managed through the North Side Education Foundation. My understanding is from the research we've been looking through is that the May 21st, 2021 award actually had to do with the work that the board in the district did during COVID of handing out food and supplies and that HB designated $100,000 to be um given to different people who worked on that award. And the portion that was given to North Side was $20,000. Again, that was not a specific board award,
113but it was never designated is what our paperwork says. So that Oh, I'm sorry. >> Oh, interesting. >> So, we're not the So, the June 1523 is not in question, >> right? The June 23 is not in question. >> Yes, the June 23 actually has been sent to Nef. It's in their bank account. The applications are set up. It's ready to go. Okay. >> Um the $10,000 that's going for the video boards also not in question. That one is already done. that is committed. Uh the $1,000 um that Miss Freeman brought to our attention, >> it is designated for student scholarships. So the only question is do we send it to NEF to be part of the application that's already there. So that's part of the discussion for tonight and then for the other two
114items of the 20,000 and 5,000 again that are several years old at this point. >> 25,000 >> but we have them reserved um you know in our financial statement to not be spent until they're awarded. So, we're asking to >> Could they give us a check then? We have the money. Okay. >> Money to the bank. >> So, we're going to do we agree then scholarships everybody? >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> I think Laura said yes too before. >> Laura, we did you have another comment, Mrs. Freeman? >> I have another question. So, um we've already used some of that. We we used scholarship money from last year >> from the 25,000. Yes, ma'am. Right. Right. >> 25,000 was um given to NEF. It is in their bank account. They have already issued some of
115that out to students. >> And how much? I believe it was 12,500. >> 12,500. >> Yes. >> Half of it. >> Okay. [snorts] >> So, we have half left and then now 25,000 additional. So, we are ready to give scholarships. Mr. BL >> 1,000. >> There's 20 and then there's five,000 >> and then 12,500. Right. Right. Yes. Yes, ma'am. >> That's the balance, the uh net balance. >> Mr. Blunt, you had another comment. >> Okay. So, do we have any do we have to do a motion here then? Okay. Do we have any motions? >> What we're trying to do is just formally Where would you like these funds designated so that we can >> consolidate and clean? >> Same place. No. Okay. Doc, Mrs. Sapata, >> um I vote that we put it in
116the scholarship fund. >> Second. Dr. Hows that. And all in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Any other discussion? The motion carries to move the remaining funds to scholarships managed through our north side educational foundation. >> Thank you very much. Thank you. >> Thank you, ma'am. >> Did we vote? >> We voted. >> Okay. [laughter] >> And it's >> I did a good job, sir, this time. >> Thank you. Okay. All right. >> Okay. >> Administration now is number eight on our agenda. >> Yes. Uh so as we discussed in the policy committee, we're bringing back DGB uh policy uh [snorts] for further discussion. Uh I believe you'll find this also uh as an attachment uh in your uh uh diligent. Thank you. Um it's going to it is going to happen. Um
117[clears throat] the proposal uh as you can see um really highlights principal's discretion uh being utilized uh through prior approval. We had a a all level leadership meeting last uh week. Um and I just pulled the principles uh while I had their attention. Um because one of my main as I explained to them, articulated to them, one of my main focuses is consistency. Um and so I just asked the question, do you allow any form of visitation whether it be a teacher uh representative group and or uh any form of a vendor such as a jewelry for the sale of Christmas gifts or I think I used Mary Kay cosmetics which I think is still a thing. Um >> and and and again uh there were about a third that raised their hands uh that
118yes they already allow or this latitude is is provided. And so really looking at this policy also with uh Mr. Blunt to to your point DGA uh local uh we just need some alignment. We need consistency across the across the the district because I think based on the conversation uh brief conversation with our principles last week, we're lacking some consistency in this particular arena. I do recall uh as being on a campus and it would give us incentives to come and be in our um teacher work lounge. So like they would buy us breakfast if we let the centi people sell stuff. So I mean it was >> depended on the campus really how >> I just again I think it's really though important for the principal to uh retain discretion so that in essence
119if it's a testing day or whatever the case may be. Um I just think that's really important. Uh the principles need to have that discretion. >> Okay. Dr. Hassu >> just wanted to ask I thought we had a citizen to be heard for this agenda item. >> Had I'm sorry. I thought we had a citizen to be heard for this. >> Oh, I'm sorry. We do. Uh, Patty Cantto is signed up to speak. Uh, typically we present the >> I didn't know the order. That's why I was like, I don't know the order >> afterwards. Okay. Thank you, Miss P. >> Is that okay, Miss Cantu? Okay. Thank you. >> All right. And did you have another comment on this policy? Okay. Mr. Salto, >> I had a question about >> Mike one said was
120prior approval. So, that means that some will be able to and some won't. It depends in up to the principal is that or should we just >> Well, I think that that's a good that's a valid question and we discussed this with uh our principles in the sense of when you establish a limited public form but you also are looking at now equal access there's going to be a degree again talking about consistency that um in essence if one group is allowed and another group is not. So, I'm just going to use a an example that we know are two representatives here in North Side, ATP uh and uh AFT. So, in that particular case, one being allowed would really constitute a legal ground for the other to be allowed uh as well. And so
121that's where if principles again using their discretion allow one from an equal access standpoint, the other will have to be or will need to be allowed that that same opportunity. >> Mr. Block. >> Yeah. Um yeah. Yeah. I guess a couple items. First, um and again, I'm not giving legal advice to the district. I'll say that from from a lawyer's angle, but the very first paragraph um to me is the same as or duplicates DGA. Um and actually I prefer DGA to be honest because it does give that discretion. The second one I the DGB that first one I hesitate where it says unreasonable because from a legal sense you'd almost advise somebody if you got that in there you almost have to do it per se depending how you interpret unreasonable. So that's why
122DGA sort of covers that per se. So we need to look at that. Uh second one I worry about a little bit is mentioning anybody's lunch hour. We heard the 30 minutes just from a wage loss standpoint. We need to look closely at that. I'm not saying either way whether allowed or not allowed, but if we specify it there, we're going to specify other things in regards to what is allowed during employees 30 minutes. I just hate to mention that in a board policy. Um so something else to look at. Uh the the third one I'll bring up um is are you a little bit concerned employee organizations that may that do have involvement on the political side? And I bring that up because if that occurs also during campaigning and other type things for
123those that may not be associated with that organization, they should have that same opportunity through other means. Uh so that's the other thing I would bring up. So those are the three comments I have related to the policy. Yeah, we'll definitely uh double check Department of Labor wage and labor laws. Um salaried individuals, I don't think that there's going to be any risk associated whatsoever with hourly waged employees. Let us that's a good point. Again, this is a first reading, so uh we'll follow up on that. And then of course in regards to um political affiliates, um you're exactly right. Um again I think that there are some uh inherent associated potential challenges uh with looking at how do you remain how does a campus leader uh remain consistent um in the sense of maybe
124this doesn't um this group doesn't agree agree to my uh political vantage or views. Well, if one is allowed, I mean, again, that's those are the balls and strikes that they're going to be uh required to to call and and and it can be um challenged um from a legal premise obviously. So, it's a good point. Uh and we'll double check with uh council in that regard as well. >> Mrs. Zapata. >> Um, >> no. I mean, I I I agree with what you're saying as far as being um um fair and and I mean as far as a political side, I I wonder how many organizations you say about a third have third of principles say that they allow people on. Have we had a problem with people coming in bringing their politics? I
125think this is something the collaboration and sitting down with the principal or collaborating with the principal on on what they're offering for their employees. Um and and creating that partnership, creating that uh you know I think uh understanding what they're offering to their employees uh and and and working with administration for that. But uh uh most definitely you know going over that and making sure that you know those things are in place. >> I think uh something that guides has guided us in the classroom has been the calendar. So if we have blackout dates like because of testing or whatever those should always be honored. So that could be like one rule of law if you will like on those days none of this can happen. um because our focus is whatever events taking place
126that day and a very strict scheduling and the day is very um all over the place as far as lunches and people that are out we are having to find coverage for. So it makes it very complicated. Um so I see that maybe one way to be consistent as far as uh access to the campus. Um but the inconsistency across leaders that's what we have to try to help guide right with this policies like one person's allowing one is not and we just got to figure out a solution. Mrs. Freeman. >> Yeah. Um I have some questions about the wording of the policy. But before that I' I'd like to talk about the process. So um I went back and looked at policy. We do not have a clear policy on how we bring forth
127policies. Um in um in practice, many of our policies usually come through um TASBY updates and they've already been through the attorney process and so they come and they they're they come forward in in first reading. We've had policies in the past um not not very often but those policies that are brought forth by board members have been brought to staff staff has looked at them and together we've collaborated on wording of the policy before it's brought back for first reading. So this I guess what I'm saying is this particular policy is here for first reading may not be the best way to collaborate to all of us collaborate on a policy because right now the way it's worded um and it's first reading next time it comes back we go up or down um
128otherwise it comes back for first reading again. So, um, we can't do anything about it now because it it is on first reading, but for future reference, maybe we need to look at how we um how we bring forward policies. >> I just >> that's a great point. Uh, the policy was presented um uh at >> policy >> the policy uh committee meeting. Um um I don't know. I think we had four present. Um [snorts] >> and um yeah, I mean that's a valid point. You're exactly right. In fact, we're going to be looking at another policy here momentarily that was the naming of facilities. And that was a prime example was we were uh receiving requests. We first addressed the policy uh and updated the policy uh to treat it as a first reading
129uh actually by taking the policy to policy with uh associated draft uh language and then a first reading and then followed by a second reading. Uh so to your point that's how we've handled it historically. Now if we want to create a policy >> to create >> a a policy creation policy >> we we can do so. The only thing I'm saying is if if we're looking if this board is looking at collaboration on a policy, then perhaps we bring for because that's what truly I thought we were doing at the committee meeting when we had two board members who wanted to bring forth this at the next agenda, which is fine. I just thought we were going to discuss the policy and maybe revise or whatever it is and then bring it back for
130first reading. Right now, we're we're not. So that that's for future future discussion. It's here for first reading. The the question I have though back to >> and Mr. Blunt I still don't understand the way it reads right now. Is it principal discretion or are we mandating that the principles allow unless they have good reason not to in which it doesn't we don't really define that. >> How does that >> Well, the campus level to me the appropriate administrator would absolutely be the the campus principal. If it's a department, it the way I read or interpret the policy would be the the department lead. >> But is it up for the discretion? I mean, can the principal >> That's the way it's happening. >> Can the person say no? >> As I read the policy
131is it's being proposed. Yes. >> Now, now [clears throat] reasonably is I think the question. Well, reasonably, I don't have time today. That's reasonable. Uh, at least in this building. >> Let's just say we had two antagonistic groups of people for whatever reason. Um, because we know our our associations, our teacher associations do compete for membership. That it is. And I guess that's another piece if we want to. Well, another topic that I'd like us to to take up is is truly what our membership looks like with our teacher organizations. Um how how many members that each organization has and how that's split up between teachers, auxiliary employees. And if we're going to if we're going to talk about and here it mentions membership, I would like all of our associations to be able to
132communicate that to our teachers so that they can make a um an informed decision. But this does say um I've I've heard about okay we want to talk to our teachers but it also talks about recruiting and then we we do have a AFT North AFT is a 501c5 and so um there are associations with partisan political organizations and so if if one person comes in then they are are they then automatically associated with that partisan group and then how does that work into our electioneering concerns. That's >> those are all great questions. Um I don't know that there are really simple answers. Um I can say from an electioning standpoint in consultation with uh our legal counsel um which is really more segueing into a future item with uh operating procedures. Um really the
133fine line is uh ensuring clearly not articulating the views of the entire board. So in other words, trustees do have the uh uh ability to express their personal view uh without having to abandon uh their title as a trustee. as long as they're clearly delineating and explaining this is not the board or the the uh uh view of the entire board nor the school district. Um and really as as important if not more so can I use district resources? >> I guess I'm not talking about the board in particular. I'm talking about an organization coming in and their associations. Is that is there a >> I think there in lies the risk, Miss Freeman. I Yeah. I mean, I I'm we're trying to take care of 13,000 employees. I we don't control unfortunate messaging from
134every entity that either wants to support or vice versa. North side ISD. >> Dr. Harl. So, um I have a question right now because maybe maybe this is um bigger than what I thought it was. I was assuming when I read this that if I wanted if I had an issue and I'm going to pretend for a minute that I'm an ALA teacher and I would like to speak to either AFT anybody I can decide that for myself to have that person come right to my classroom or whatever to have a 30 minute 25 minute meeting because lunches aren't really 30 to talk about that right now I can do that anytime I want Right. >> No. >> So >> the policy >> No. So I >> depends on which policy you would like to
135uh look at. >> I can't I can't It's >> inconsistent. >> Okay. But >> so if you go to >> Well, no, wait. I I'm just so so I'm so if I'm an AFT person, I have to identify myself at the front office that I'm aft and I'm coming to talk to Carol Harl in her classroom. I I'm in whenever I go in um offices, people aren't identifying where why they're going and where they're going all the time. They're signing in, they get raptured or whatever, and some are going to lunch with their kiddo. Um, there was someone delivering books. I'm trying to think of other examples where it's not like a parent that they're signing in. >> I go read books to kids >> or >> Yes. Or no, it was like someone delivering
136books, I think, from central office. It was a big box of books. But but if you're in an organization, you have to clear that ahead of time to go into to visit with me or is this policy about? So that was one part of the question. So this says no, you you can't or you can um is my question. My other question is, or is it a policy that says this organization wants to come present during lunchtime to teacher groups from 10:30 to 1:30 and then it needs principal discretion. Um, I guess I kind of get that because there's going to be a teacher's choice whether I want to be in that lunchroom at that time or whatever, but does it prevent the one-on-one because I didn't understand it that way or I thought maybe
137it just needs to be this maybe the description needs to include the type of interaction or the description of the interaction is it presenting to a group of teachers about possibilities and benefits and support um >> but there's differential behind different presentations as a teacher >> so but I do remember being able to call and have someone come and just talk to me or you know because it's my lunchtime so I don't know that this is not clear in here >> and that brings up a great point because when financial advisors come all the time to meet with >> they sit in lounge or the library >> they give you a donut if you sit and talk to them or >> if you don't want to cool incentive choice [gasps] >> but it's not >>
138it's the same as an employee organization considered >> or United Way comes in and the entire faculty has to stay and listen to United Way Um, so I I'm wondering if it's then two different policies or it's broken into two parts. If I need to contact oneonone or if it's a group presentation, da da d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d I I don't know. Mrs. Zapata, I've I'm in my 27th year and I've worked at uh a few different school districts, Harlandale, SISD, Edgewood. I've been a part of ATPT, TSTA, Alliance. I've been a part of it all. And I've never
139in my 26 years have seen these organizations fight with each other because at the end of the day, it's about supporting teachers and these or if there's an organization out there that's going to be negative towards another organization that's going to be supporting teachers, well then that's a different story. But I have I have yet to see anything like that happen in my 26 years because these programs should be supporting teachers and allowing teachers to get updates and allowing teachers to feel like they have a voice. And for 37 years, we have not had anything in place. And we talk about being unstoppable. We talk about change. we talk about this is where we do it and it's not about no one here is saying anything about politics. It's about teachers. It's about um helping
140our teachers um feel respected. It's about listening to them. We need to stop being afraid of feedback. That's what's only going to make us stronger. And we need to be able to give this to our teachers. And our teachers are not forced. I was never forced to be a part of any of these organizations. And I've been a part of all of them. And if I did not want to go, I didn't go. If I could not meet with them, I could not meet with them. >> Um, but I think this is I, you know, I've met with financial adviserss. I never asked them if they were a Republican or Democrat. We just they came in and they helped me with my finances because I I can't go during regular business hours. So, I think
141we need to focus on why these programs are there, who they're to support, why they're there to support. We can create stories galore and paint our these ugly, horrible pictures, but again, we need to remember why these organizations are here and we need to stop painting these these these crazy pictures about what they're about. So, >> I think consistency is is really good. Okay, Dr. My ad is just um I mean I feel like all organizations have their official organization and then they also many organizations have a political like different organization and I mention that because we all know that ISDs you know here in San Antonio just as the last vader that just passed with many organizations they have their ISD organization and they also have. So I feel like that is not a
142uncommon practice for an organization to have a sole intent of helping our employees here on campus and then a separate arm that they have is a political arm. Both are not allowed to coingle. Both are not allowed to like go over similar to ISDs. Like the ISD does not get into the political realm. But as we know from other ISDs, they do have that setup. So just kind of think of that when we're talking about these things because it is a big part of the way nonprofits work that most organizations do have their sole purpose of what they do, but they also have a different arm that is not the same. So I just wanted to kind of mention that. Um, and then I think, you know, based off of what Dr. Craft had mentioned
143from the conversation she had with principles, they were already doing this like a third of our principles were already allowing organizations to come to campus. And I can tell you that, you know, through the conversation of letting them know that there is a a policy in place kind of against that, that definitely did change a lot of what individuals and that's not what we want. We want teachers and support staff to feel comfortable going and talking. The biggest thing that we're doing here is really changing the way North Side like there's so many things that we don't know. There's 133 campuses. It is impossible for us to know every single thing that's going on in every single school. We depend on organizations to really let us know. I mean, we just saw that today. And
144so it is important for teachers to feel comfortable in talking to someone. And I know as an employee I've mentioned like it is hard sometimes to go directly to like the superintendent and be like, "Hey, there's a concern that I have." It's sometimes easier to go to someone else that's outside of the organization that can hear you out and listen to any issue or concern and let us know because I 100% would rather hear from a teacher or support staff coming to us letting us know that there's an issue or concern versus what I've mentioned that you know I've gone to Walmart, HB, I've gone to different areas. You've heard teachers here say like this is my last semester. This is the last time I'm here. I'm not coming back. like that is not I
145want individuals to let us know that there's a problem because I want them to be here like they want to be here. This is where they want to be. If there is an issue or concern and they do not feel comfortable coming directly to their direct supervisor, but there's someone that they feel comfortable going to and voicing that to, I want them to have that access and be able to go to them and really voice that. That's my >> Mr. Blunt. Thank you. >> Yeah. I guess I was just going to ask one one quick question. um our superintendent especially I understand your last comments but what is actually in place that you do get feedback because I think sometimes we misunderstanding or acting like we're not getting the feedback that's needed from teachers and
146others and with NC and some other things not to answer my own question but I think there's a lot of feedback mechanism in place no doubt addition help but can you talk about that >> sure yeah so let me first thank you for the question let me first uh articulate that until really just a very subjective poll, which I appreciate the principles being honest. Um there there really was no um I I guess from the superintendent's chair real issue with DGB as of last week, that really changed that perspective because it's very evident that some of our principles are not following policy. just that simple. I I don't know I don't mean to how else to like describe it because the current DGB policy is very clear in the sense of employee organization shall be
147treated consistently and without favoritism accordingly. The following shall be observed. Group meetings or individual conferences conducted by any employee organization for membership recruitment or any other purpose shall not be conducted on school premises during school hours. Thus really the objective with DGB policy is trying to establish consistency because this policy is not inconsistent is not consistent with what is being practiced by about a third of our campuses. Again that's just a general just show of hands. And so we probably need to look to do something to address either DGB or we need to make sure that we're following DGB as it's written in policy which yes was dated back in 1988. That is my sole objective. Policy is truly the board. We will follow it and we will put in place governance and and rules
148if you will to do so. Going back to the policy. Do we have any >> Well, what was the answer to Bobby's question? >> He just gave it NC ncnc the feedback mechanisms right now without avoided this. What what were the ways they >> board meetings? How can people give us feedback >> for what I >> like a problem they have if they don't want to go to their principal for instance or whatever >> what what feedback >> what does feedback have anything to do with DGB >> well one of the comments I think was that people go to the employee organizations to give them help or guidance when they don't feel comfortable coming to any administrator anyone at the north for example, that was one of the comments. So the >> Yeah. So, so
149okay, yes, NCIC um we have a online link that is going to be required through Senate Bill 12. I mean, there's feedback loops, but again, I don't know. I'm sorry. Sorry, I'm just having a hard time driving, you know, the parallel between >> Well, I'll help >> DGB local policy. >> Well, I'll help a little bit. In other words, if we were to say that, hey, we do do need to modify DGB so that they do have access during the day to employee organizations with the premise being that that is necessary because um that employee organization is help getting us feedback from the teachers and others. um that may be missing. So then if it is missing they said okay yeah that makes sense but if there is something there say no that's 9010 or
150whatever else then maybe not. So that's why it relates to DGB is saying is there something in place that's not adequate that we know this is helping out with with our employee organizations uh and adding a benefit then we do need to change it and >> and that has not been brought to my attention. >> Mrs. Freeman. >> Yeah, I'm maybe we need to move on here, but I I still the way it's written, I I'm concerned about mandating to a principal that this is what you must or these are people that you must allow on your campus. My thought is the principal knows their community and um I I guess I'm concerned about I'm I'm concerned about a perceived mandate across the board to allow every organization and there are other organizations other teacher
151organizations that we don't have represented in Northight now that are in other communities that will show up um on our campuses. So I my thought is to allow the principal um that particular latitude and to Dr. Harl's question. Um, if it if if anybody wants to talk to anybody part of a membership on the phone or in person, I don't think we've we've not limited that now, right? They can they can still do that now. >> There's some indiscre uh some discrepancies. >> So, >> again, >> okay, >> I'm just with DGB, >> right? it pertains to access during the course of the instructional day. That that's really at the core of what we're talking about and what we want this policy to look like going forward. for me. Do we want principles to have
152the discretion to allow these entities on campus with again visitor protocol checks, permission, again discretion of the principal or not? If it's or not, really the DGB policy is in place. It just needs to be followed, which will be a reinforcement from the district. >> [snorts] >> If we want to see a modification, then that's the draft that you have before you that we just we need to work on massaging it or getting it to a point that we can create an admin rag or here are some rules of the road. >> I mean, given what you've said that already one-third are doing this, I think we should move forward and approve this these the verbiage and to Mrs. Freeman point allow that principal that knows their community to have the last uh say if
153you will if it's a meets the campus needs at the time because to Mrs. Dr. Carol's point, Harl, anyone can do it at any time right now. If I wanted to as an individ individual, >> I wanted to invite someone to come have lunch with me. Whoever you are, you can do that going through all the processes in place. Mrs. Zapata, >> sorry, I do. I I would like to move to uh I'd like to move to include this verbiage in the DGB. >> This is a first reading. So this is really just for >> to move forward >> discussion item >> to move forward and to use this verbage >> right >> discussion. Do you like the way it's reading right now? >> Correct. >> All right. So Just make sure we're clear from
154a process standpoint so we don't get in trouble with other things. This is scheduled only for discussion. >> Right. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Everyone gave their inputs. >> Okay. Good. Yeah. >> Yes. >> Then for the second reading and possible um >> yeah I mean the the the question is is with our current board operating uh procedures two individuals can request an agenda item to be placed on an upcoming agenda. we'll have the opportunity for another workshop which typically at workshops we don't take action on December 2nd and then another meeting on December 9th um which will be the December regular meeting. >> So I'll wait to hear. >> Yes. >> So you have two Mrs. Apata and Dr. Hoso requesting to put that on the agenda for December 9th. >> Dr.
155Harl. >> Yeah. And this is still part of the discussion. I I guess what I still need clarity >> is >> so this is to come do what? >> So if we already have where they can come in anybody can come in and visit >> right now those that are allowing visitations >> are not following board policies >> oneonone or a meeting with group of either way. >> I'm not saying it doesn't happen. It's not in >> it's not in conjunction with DGB local current policies. >> So to help principles, let me see if I can get the verbiage around this. Do the principles or would they know um the purpose of the visit? Do they does that need to be in here? Is it to talk to at a staff meeting or or not
156a staff meeting because it's instructor time to to go into the lunchroom and talk to everyone in there or is it oneon-one? I mean, >> they have designated spaces. >> Yeah, I I think that it's going to the context is going to be dependent upon one employee discloses. if it's an employee consulting with an individual they're inviting to to visit with during lunch. But then two, you know, is it a group that's trying to set up and say a teachers lounge? I think that obviously they're going to want to know, well, what is the purpose of the visit? What what are we what are we trying to accomplish here? >> A one-on-one. I mean that that would be a lot to ask one the employee to disclose but two the principal to even try to
157remotely agree >> track. Yeah. >> Mrs. Freeman >> just one more time. So if we bring this back um we bring this back the next board meeting, I would like legal clarification as to the second part of that or the the clause in that first sentence that states which shall not be unreasonably withheld. And what does that mean? That is to me I believe that that's ambiguous. It >> shall be Mr. Zapata, Mrs. Apata and Mr. B. >> Okay, Mr. No, >> I was just [clears throat] gonna say remember I think we already got noted, but remember to look at DGA all because they're duplicate. They're duplicate Bobby. >> DGA is a duplicate and that's be honest that's where really I think it really belongs. We can look at that because it actually addresses that
158but they're going to look at that too. >> Yeah. >> Thanks. >> Well, thanks for the discussion. All right. Now we have administration 8B campus safety update. >> We have Miss Cantu. Sorry. >> Yeah, I'm sorry. >> Oh, Miss Cantu, come please. >> I apologize and I apologize. >> Okay, the timer goes fast, so I'm going to shorten my um greeting. So, good evening, Dr. Craft and the board. Um Patty Gandu. I'm a teacher in North Side and I feel like I'm here on two different with two two different visions. I'm here with North Side, Texas Classroom Teacher Association, but I'm here as a teacher. 24 years in North Side, 35 years experience. I've done it. I've been at East Central. I've been at South Sand. I've been here. So, I've seen it all. Um,
159but first, I guess I went to the committee meeting to get clarification. Still not sure what what they're I guess my question is why does AFT feel they need to be um they need to what what needs to be done effectively in a 30-minute window during a teacher's lunch period? Um, we heard today the alll teachers, they don't have time to eat lunch because they're covering. They don't have but we have time to meet with somebody to discuss a personal item like this. I mean, if the people I know, they call from their their cars. They call from home. That's not something you want to call if you have a personal issue to call an organization. And if you do, I mean, we have technology. You can zoom them. You can call on a phone.
160I mean, so that's one thing. I don't understand why somebody has to enter the building. So, right now, as a teacher, I'm saying, why do we have to have all these people in our building? We do a good job of keeping people out that don't need to be in our building except for essential people, employees that need to be in our buildings. Other than that, I mean, because why? For the safety of our kids. And we all know that. That's why we do it. That's why we have all these safety regulations now. That's why they're checking doors all day don't all day long. That's why we have our foyers. So, why are we letting additional people in our buildings? That's my main concern. Um, I've also, um, worked with several principles who hold sensitive meetings,
161one-on-one conversations with their staff, not before school, not during their conference, but they wait till after after school because those sensitive meetings can lead to emotions, can lead to people crying. I've seen people walk out of the building because of a meeting that happened at 9:20 in the morning or before school. So, I've worked with principles that have done it where they do it after school because those emotions lead to they go back to the classroom and that's just not a professional setting. Um, so that that's one thing. Um, with uh as an officer of Northside ISD, Texas Classroom Teachers Association, I mean, I've been in there and I know you say we're supposed to be on the same side and I've directed those same comments to Molina. we're supposed to be on the same
162side. When we discussed um our legislative priorities, I asked her when AFT's um Bill of Rights wasn't approved, I was like, "Well, let's work together. Let's come Oh, no. No. We going to if we're going to write it, it's going to have our name on it." Okay. Well, that's not working together. I've been in a in in my uh staff lounge when people have come up to my room going, "There's the lady from AFT talking about your organization, saying that y'all have principles and y'all have this." And I'm like, whoa. So, it's not always getting along even though we're supposed to. >> You had to address the important Sorry. >> Oh, I'm Oh, sorry. So, you know, I [clears throat] feel like that's not always the case. Um, when you say politics isn't, you know,
163involved. Well, campaign donations are public knowledge. So, I do feel there are politics involved. Um, I guess my question is when when you mentioned when we told them that that wasn't the policy, they were surprised. I guess I'm asking you who is we? Who did you mean by we, Dr. Hasso? >> Thank you. >> All right. Now, >> more to come >> on DGB local. Yes, ma'am. Dr. Fay, >> we have another back TASBY legal into bring an update from TASBY Legal on that, get that verbiage um so we can have another reading of the policy prior so that we can get um Karen's answers um accordingly, right? If that's what y'all want. So because we have another workshop before um our December 9th or yeah December 9th meeting. So >> yeah because I think
164something has mentioned that this particular one doesn't exist anywhere else besides at north side from 1987. So I'm curious to know and wonder how that came about. Thank you. >> All right. So just before we leave, so we want to know are there any other school districts that have this particular policy in their online or board policy >> the way it's written? >> Yeah. So okay, >> how do we come about this policy in 1987? >> Yeah, my we'll we'll work to research 1100 school districts policies. >> I know that's too much. That's too big of an ask. >> Do we need >> Maybe Tasby knows. >> Just ask Tazby. >> If not, I do not want to go uh beyond reasonable requests, >> I guess. Do we need to What difference does it make
165whether other districts have it? We do. And so we choose to do what we want to do with it. >> My recommendation is is let's work to revise DGB. We'll work on the legality framework to be more in alignment with DGA, but more importantly to be in alignment with what our campuses are practicing. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much. We're moving on to 8B, campus safety update. >> This was a requested followup item. I'll let Dr. Fay speak to our ongoing campus safety initiative. Thank you so much. And so I decided to kind of put some updates in there as an opportunity to share with the board some of the great things that are happening at North Side ISD regarding uh some of our systems that we're putting into place. And so we
166can go ahead and advance the slide, Monica. And so as far as physical security and operations are concerned, um so we will be pushing out a video on the door monitoring alarm system um for our board to know that is fully installed. >> There's a comment from Dr. Blunt. >> Yeah, sorry. No, you're fine because you didn't know what we were doing. >> Uh no, Dr. What I was going to tell you was um the board can't some of us can't see after page five. >> It's just blank. >> It's blank and yours hopefully yours is okay. My diligence working amazingly well. >> Oh, you do see page five. >> I do. Maybe you want to go out and I was just gonna let you know that for those looking online that >> I'm so
167sorry. Um, >> it's okay. It's just just so everybody's aware that >> there's there's only four slides. >> Oh, it probably [laughter] >> the rest are blank. They're blank. >> Oh my goodness. >> They're blank slides. The slideshows blank. Sorry. >> It probably didn't get uploaded. I forgot to delete those. >> Yes. Okay. >> So, sorry. >> Resume. I'm so sorry. >> So sorry. Uh so anyway, we are we have um fully installed the door monitoring alarm systems. Uh they are currently going through the process of being programmed because we have our vendor that is actually doing the programming for those doors. So we're working with c each individual campus leader because each campus is different so that we can meet their needs as far as those those alarms are concerned. Um, so we also
168have every building that has either a secure lobby. All of our elementary schools have a secure lobby or at the campuses that do not have that, we have presented a staff that's present at the entry that's part of the um bare minimum compliance from TEA. So we are fully compliant with that at the moment. Um, so we are looking at high school lunches as an opportunity to provide more safety to our kids. in that uh we are looking to close high school lunches that are open beginning next year uh with the exception of possibly students who have earned their CCMR status to incentivize uh that privilege. Uh and we're also looking at uh other u means um and efforts around that. Um we have um thanks to Jacob Viel, our assistant superintendent for facilities, he
169is working with the city of San Antonio and he has requested um or submitted a request to the city of San Antonio to amend the ordinance 99654 to activate school zone flasher lights during high school lunch periods. Uh specifically at John J. High School and Holmes High School where we've had some significant challenges. Uh we're currently looking at crossing guard staffing. Um so reviewing our staffing uh focusing only on access points directly adjacent to school grounds. And just as an FYI to the board, the city of San Antonio actually provides crossing guards based on their requirements uh to any school that's inside the city limits. North Side ISD provides crossing guards to all of our campuses that are outside the city limits. So, um that that's actually a really good uh benefit. That's a good
170partnership. Um we're also looking um at our hazardous routes determination. So, we have our district law enforcement risk management and transportation. They're working collaborative collaboratively to create a transparent process for determining hazardous routes. Uh the process will include hazardous routes due to violent crime. So violent crime definition which is used for safe walking uh includes aggravated assault, homicide, manslaughter, kidnapping, human trafficking, robbery, individual robbery, sexual assault, weapons violation. I want to note here that the letter of the law for violent crime uh does not include drug violations or drug distribution. Um some of our challenges is that there's no state or national standard found for quantifying high crime or unsafe walking zones. um example number of in incidents over a specific time frame. Uh so this determination is left to individual jurisdictions in this case
171that would be north ISD. So SAPD and UTSA hotspot data we do have access to which is the violent crime reduction plan identifying hotspots based on concentrated robberies, aggravated assaults, and homicides over the past 12 months and the most 60 days. And so I've done a lot of learning in this process. So that was an interesting piece of data for myself. So key next steps for us determining hazardous routes based on violent crimes. Formalize a local quantified standard for high crime area at board workshop in spring in the spring of 2026. We'll expedite the finalization of that uh key what I call a key work prospects document with transportation department to include the new standard. finalize and announce school lunch closures uh by January 2026 for the following school year 2627. And then we're of
172course awaiting for a response on from the city on flashing lights. And then we'll continue to monitor the need for additional crossing guards that are directly supported by Northshot ISD and the city of San Antonio. And so that concludes my presentation. There is not a page five. Um Mr. Blunt, sorry about that. Uh so if you have any questions, I'll be able to take those now. I do like the uh incentive that if there was an a need or a a decision to close high school lunches that those that have done um their work that are on track and that have completed that CCMR status are incentivized. So, it's an incentive and I think that that's a really good one. So, thank you for that. Doc Mr. Blunt. Yeah, just one um quick challenge. It's
173been around for a pretty long time to be honest. It's a difficult one, but school zone markings. There was a city code that sometimes it puts it right on the school itself versus, you know, certain distance away. And I don't know if that's something that we may can bring back, per se, to take a look at from a city's perspective, but really where the crosswalks and other thing goes, um there may be a need for an assessment of where they're at versus where we need them at. And I know like even with John J having worked there, um you have lights, but once those lights go green, they'll put the pedal to the metal. So >> if the lights are not going to help folks, what about those circle things that slow down? What are
174those called? >> Speed bots. [laughter] >> That is a great question. Uh I am going to quickly learn some things here. the circuit. >> Uh yeah. So, >> um Mr. Salido, >> it says right here they're uh looking for the school flashers for John J and Holmes. We should do it for all the schools. I know. Uh was it Harland and those kids just right across the street there. So, it's kind of like not only at John J. It doesn't happen John J, but I think it's more widespread than just I think that hard would be different more in Medina County. Yes, that >> be different than the city, but I should think we look at all the schools, but I mean different campuses. >> It's great feedback certainly. >> We also have Chick-fil-A at
175NE. They cross that street all the time. >> Which one? >> Nef to Chick-fil-A. Mata. >> Yes. So, I I I like the partnership and maybe we can do something where the city of San Antonio I know like they usually have um like commercials to recycle. Maybe we can again just um pushing that with our um city council is to add um awareness especially during school time um for the community to understand you know the the school zones. Um, also I'm not sure if you So the school flashing lights, those are the ones that are just stationary and that Okay. >> Are they the ones attached to like a trailer? >> No, usually >> they're the ones that are like on a on a >> metal pole, right? >> So I think I mean I
176know for me I and I'm not a fast driver, but sometimes when you have the you see this your speed limit, right? I've seen them in Leyon Valley. You're your speed limit is, >> you know, uh so you know, maybe possibly getting some of those especially I mean starting off in our areas that are are the most vulnerable. >> Certainly. >> Thank you, Dr. Pay. >> Thank you, guys. >> Okay, so we're going to now move uh to close session. And in executive close session, the board is going to convene in accordance with Texas government codes section through 551084. >> We are going to come back to those. Yeah. And so no actions going to take place in close session. Any decisions will be made when the board reconvenes into the open session. So it's
177now 8:36. So let's meet at 8:40 in Dr. Craft's office. Please for close session. We'll stay here. >> Oh, we're going to stay here. Oh, even better. >> It is now 10. >> Does any board member have a motion presented by >> 10:42. Is any board member having >> We're back on the record in open session. Having returned from close session, the time is now 10:42 p.m. Does any board member have a motion regarding the grievance presented by the parent? >> Dr. Hall. Um, thank you, Dr. Duran. I move that the North Side ISD school district continue through the 504 special education evaluation process to properly address the necessary support for the student in question. Bring back information and make a recommendation regarding the mental health training uh received um by our school district police
178officers. report back to the board information regarding the appropriate administrative action that was given relative to this matter and otherwise uphold the administration's decisions at level three. Um, our board would personally like >> Oh, I forgot. I forgot. Oh, I move Thank you. I move to grant in part and to deny in part the parents level four appeal as follows. And then you heard the part I said. Our board would um sincerely like to thank the parents for working collaboratively and positively with our staff. We hope um your child receives the support and care he certainly deserves and we look forward to hearing about his progress. Thank you very very >> second. >> Okay. Do we have a second? Dr. Blunt, Mr. Blunt. And all in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Any other
179discussion? The motion carries. So, uh, I move to, um, I want to thank you for coming today. >> That's it. Thank you so much. >> Thank you for being here. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. >> Thank you. >> You're more than welcome to stay. [laughter] >> We'll be here for another hour or so. >> Thank you. Okay. Oh, why did I close it? Where are we? [sighs] Is there five? Okay. I know that that like I say uh brings us to uh uh 9 A, B, and C. Uh if it's okay, I am going to recommend at this time that we uh place that on the either December 2nd and or December 9th for action. Uh we anticipate that we're going to have some more information particularly coming from the bear appraisal district in regards to
180the number of votes and then of course the percentages that will be divvied up as a result. It has to do with I believe staggered terms in having a conversation with the bear appraisal district yesterday. Um, so I think that like I say, we will have plenty of time, you will have plenty of time for consideration and action to be taken prior to the December 15th uh due date. Um, so if it's okay, like I say, we'll bring those three items back um at December 6th or excuse me, December 2nd and again December 9th. >> That okay with everybody? >> Thank you so much. >> Um, the next item we've got is the leadership north side presentation. Uh, I think you all know Nicole Franco. Thanks for your patience, uh, Nicole. Um, the big big
181piece is is that again, we've I graduated our second cohort. Um, again, if you recall, this was a requested program we started uh a couple years ago. Um, it's been pretty engaging. I I do think that the community members that you've recommended uh have found it to be a very worthwhile investment of their time. And so it's time to start looking at nominations again for uh cohort number three already. >> Thank you, sir. Um so before you I we put it in the Friday letter and then I gave you a hard copy just for ease of use. And so I wanted to talk through just the process for nomination. Um as it stands currently each board member and superintendent may nominate up to five people who reside in their district. And then I've linked the
182nomination form there for you in two different places. Um, the suggestion I would make is that you use the nomination form to submit your folks. I know in the past we've had where I get a an email with a name and a number and so I'm happy to reach out, but oftentimes it doesn't seem as if the candidate at that point doesn't really understand what they've been nominated for. So I think we have better participation and people hanging on through the course when they really get to hear from you and kind of understand the commitment that they're asking that they're being asked. Um, so if you would use the nomination form, that'd be great. If you have technical difficulties, if you'll just call, I'm happy to happy to help. And then I have I'm miss
183>> No, I'm sorry. I >> um I put the timeline at the bottom for the nominations. And so we do ask that the nominations be due by December 5th. That just gives us enough time to sort of get all everything together, send them the formal invitations, have them commit um for the classes and just kind of get everybody set up and ready to go. And then the second page is literally the schedule of classes for you, >> Mrs. Freeman. >> Yes. So, um on on here, like it was last time, we asked um each board member nominate someone within their single single member district. um that was not followed the last time there were is there was at least one if not more people outside of an individual board member single member district. So I
184guess the question I have to the board is are we going to follow this and then if so who's going to verify the the specific address? >> How do we want to go ahead and do that >> once once we receive the nominations we can look it up via address >> and sir I actually do that. >> Okay. Um I if I remember correctly last year we had a couple of folks who didn't use their seats and so it I think you all kind of worked it amongst yourselves to get >> we agreed to uh make an exception but I think it was really hard because some folks just didn't from come from within the the boundaries that we >> um everyone that we had um >> well I mean like there was nobody from
185my particular district that has asked me to nominate them but from another one and so I think we just threw all the names in the hat but >> yeah so we we do start off by verifying that they're within your district. If you nominate them and then when it sort of just got a little mixed up last year, we at least verified that they were in the district. >> So, I'll take care of verifying address though to do that again to Mrs. Freeman's point if they don't there are none that come from but some other community member asked us is are we okay with that? >> Well, I I have a question around that because I do know someone that um I wanted to nominate. I don't he's not in mind, but he'd be really
186really good. So, um I'm wondering what we do with that. Like when I go to things, I don't always like if I see some potential leadership, I go, "Oh, you would be great." So, I'm wondering how we handle that. Do we get like two spots per person? And then >> I mean, we use our discretion committee to decide. >> I'm thinking a lot. So like nobody comes from my district but three people from wherever else and then I make I have two spots that I make that discretion as a trustee. These are my two nominees. >> Or do I call up and say Sonia I have someone in your area. Chris can't remember his last name but I I don't know where he is. I just >> Why don't we just just five people from
187our district? >> That's the way it reads now. Five people from your single member district. >> No from north side. >> Oh that's sub to y'all. I I think we just go ahead. I I think it's I think it's to our advantage to appoint somebody within our single member district to keep it. >> But I got to tell you, so if 10 people come from my area, then then you maybe y'all maybe somebody did me a favor. >> Well, and I but I do I see what she's saying. Originally, we had it set up this way to have equal representation across the district. That was the original. And we actually started off with just three and then we thought, oh, let's expand it. And so we updated to the five. >> Um, >> are we
188where at five now or are we back at >> It's It reads five now. >> Dr. Hassel, excuse me. >> I mean, I think it's important that anyone that's interested in knowing about the great things we're doing in North Side could get the opportunity to be able to be part of this amazing group. I think like yes ideally it would be people that are in our district but I also just feel that there's value in like so it makes me think of like SISDs like or it's called San Antonio ISD like leadership like that's open to anyone that wants to know like my thing is like I just met someone that works at like unison she is probably not in our district but if she wants to learn about the great things going on in
189North Side and she can highlight us through like I don't know I feel like that's a win-win. There's people out there that are connected to Noret in a way but might not be in the district but there is a lot of value in these individuals knowing what we're doing so they can really magnify our voice in certain ways. My two cents on it >> Mr. blunt. >> I was just going to um on the nomination form and I think I know it's active in Friday letter but it's not active in >> on the link. >> Yeah. >> Um >> I don't know that might be a new part of the >> Mon >> I'm sorry they said that the link worked in Friday letter but it's not I don't where are you looking now Mr.
190>> Blunt doesn't work it's not being very >> I will work on that. Yeah. And I and I've asked Monica to include it in the next couple of Friday letters to get so you have the link readily available up until the deadline for nominations, but we'll work on getting it fixed. Okay. >> Can we add So, can we add the verbiage then? Who who uh with priority of those who reside in our districts? >> Whatever you want. >> With with priority of those that reside in our district >> in the single member districts, I guess. Okay. Okay. So then the question is do we appoint can we appoint someone outside North Side not affiliated with um with North Side. >> But Sonia's idea is good if it's a >> I didn't say it wasn't good.
191I just we need to make that decision. >> I do. We make a vote or we just make a decision. >> If you're opposed, raise your hand. >> But but I think But >> like like say for instance uh are we going to be capped like say >> five? Yes. Five. C five >> more than that. I don't know. >> Oh, you mean like if all of them are from my single member district? >> I think you mean trustee is about to do you mean like if someone has five and someone else only has two, how can we use up those three seats? I mean I think they have to decide. >> Okay. So >> this will be our third opportunity to do this. We have yet to fill sufficient seats based upon the nominations
192that we receive from from trustees. >> Okay. So then let's say that >> we will be able to accommodate all five if all if you have five. The other piece to keep in mind is is that when we start reaching out and offering these invitations, one of the things that we present to them is, hey, here are the every day or every month these are the meetings including a bus tour and we will have a very polite just thank you, no thank you, I just can't afford the time right now. >> Right. So if we run into a a situation, which I'm almost positive and can guarantee you all we won't, where we have too many nominations, we can come back, but I that's just not going to be our challenge. >> Okay. So let's
193just add that, Miss Franco, with the priority of those who reside in North Side. >> Right. Mrs. >> I'm sorry. Should we say because if we open it up to outside North Side, I mean, all of a sudden my list Well, actually within North Side, it's it's a lot. So, do we cap it like five to eight? Do should we say I I know >> we're not >> I'm just saying >> we we will be able to accommodate >> Five to eight or 10. >> 5 to 10. >> 70. The bus only holds 65, y'all. >> Okay. [laughter] >> We got to think of bus. >> Just trust me on this. >> Five to 10. >> You're gonna drive the mini bus. >> Okay. 5 to 10. >> Sure. And just real quick, this is
194>> I know they don't they get a nice meal and they love meetings. >> Um but one of them Well, the parents >> Yes, they were very sweet. >> They I they would have loved, you know, I was telling them, "Oh, I took the grandkids to go see blah blah blah blah blah Clark High School Theater." Oh, there's theater. I'm wondering if they could also get like free passes to, you know, you can go to any play you want. You can go to games, >> football, basketball, >> north side leadership, >> fine arts, and free athletics for a year. >> Oh, [laughter] that's a lot. Carol, >> give a go pass. Basically, >> he's just giving them a go. >> I thought we were talking about leadership north side. I >> I did too, sir.
195[laughter] I just for your your >> Yeah. Leadership North side. >> Okay. That's a suggestion, ma'am. Thank you so much. So, >> okay. I just want to just Can I just read back what I think we're going to do? [laughter] Okay. >> Um, so each board member and the superintendent may nominate up to 10 people now. Is that what we're saying? Or eight? >> Eight. >> Okay. Up to eight people with priority to those >> six or seven. >> Keep going. I think we're going a little here. May Okay. So, may nominate up to eight people with priority to those uh who reside in their district, but could include outside of North Side. Is that what you're Okay. Okay. I I'll fix the wording to where it sounds better. Okay. >> Thank you, Miss Franklin.
196>> You're welcome. Thank you all. And I'll ask Barry about gold passes if you're gold. >> I mean, am I really asking people really want that or >> No, but I I like the idea of like being like an event like >> they're getting gold pass, but they're only going to go to two. I have a gold pass and I've got to go more than anybody and maybe it's four or five. >> Get the whole experience. >> Yeah. >> One fine art. >> Easy. >> Yeah. Yes, sir. >> Yep. >> All right. Thank you so much, Miss Franco. >> Thank you. Do we want to uh move board the naming of facilities conversation to our next board meeting? Is that okay to table that? >> And we'll bring in the full application uh at the
197next meeting. >> What about board operating procedures? Are we okay to move that to our next meeting? >> Okay. Code of ethics. That one is just assigned later. >> I think if we can if we can look to have a workshop on December 2nd, we'll be able to bring these items. will be able to preview the next two years of the academic calendars and we'll be able to I think really um get ahead work ahead uh for the December 9th meeting and it will not be a 11:00 meeting. >> It's my birthday. >> The a big birthday. >> So if we if if we can >> big big >> a workshop well we'll need to have a corn but a workshop on the second would be very very helpful. >> December 2nd. Is everybody okay
198with December 2nd? >> And we'll start like say six o'clock and then we have two uh three uh items, four items uh real quickly in executive session. >> Okay. So right now about future agenda items. That was it. >> Yeah. I mean, like I say, December 2nd, uh, you can anticipate a, like I say, a preview, uh, of all information of the next two-year academic calendar. And there'll be a couple other items, particularly academic, uh, related that we'll bring forward. >> Okay. And um, we're going to go into executive session again. Do we want to stay here or go to >> We can say right here. I think that's okay. >> Dr. Don, before you before you read that, >> Mrs. Freeman. >> Yes. Future agenda items. So we had a lot of reports tonight
199on um AL. So how should we talk? I mean there was a lot of accusations made and I was watching some faces. So I would like to know maybe what what we are doing with curriculum is that could that be on a um >> yeah the same thing. We we can add it to the workshop. That'd be a great workshop item. >> The curriculum >> the calendar item they kept >> in a followup to >> just to follow up the comments because I know that you will follow I mean we followed up to some individuals. Maybe it just needs to go to the board. >> Yeah, I think that like I say we we'll provide that Google doc uh ongoing of communication what's what's been done but >> I think a more formal report to
200the board would be appropriate. Okay. Okay. So, the board is now going to convene into close session in accordance with the Texas government code. Again, 551.071 through 551084. No action will be taken in close session. Any discussions or decisions, excuse me, will be made when we reconvene. It's it's 11:00 and we're going to go ahead and uh have 11:01 go into close session. It is now 11:22 and the board is reconvening into open session. No action was taken in close session regarding agenda items discussed in close session. Is there a motion to come before the board? Dr. Harl, >> I move we accept um the positions as presented by staff in executive session. >> Mrs. Freeman, >> second. All in uh favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Any other discussion? >> The motion
201carries >> and >> let me text you. >> Oh, you're here. >> And that's now 11:23 and the meeting is adjourned. Thank you so much for watching.